Licences
Under the Copyrights, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to publicly perform the drama and/or narrative from any part of any of our productions, or to photocopy any pages from the scripts or lyric sheets, you will require a performance licence from Edgy Productions Ltd. Scroll down to complete your Performance Licence application form. Note - licences issued by local authorities, the PRS or similar organisations DO NOT allow you to perform our productions in public.
To be fully covered if copying and performing any part of a production, you will need one of the following licences from us:
Licence 1: Private Performance Licence
Performance of songs only within school to children and staff (not parents & guests) without photocopying the lyrics. NO FEE.
Licence details
- For performances to staff and children only (no parents etc.) e.g. you might want to perform some of the songs in assembly.
- Performances within school only. This licence does NOT allow schools to perform the musical or play to outside audiences (where members of the audience include people other than staff and children of the school). A Performance Rights Society (PRS) licence is required if a school wishes to perform the SONGS ONLY where the audience is comprised of people other than staff and children. A licence from Edgy Productions Ltd (the publishers) is required to perform any part of a production involving drama and narrative.
- You can make handwritten copies of the script for rehearsal purposes.
- No photocopying or other forms of duplication of the script is permitted.
- No fee for this licence.
Licence 2: Public Performance Licence
No admission charge made. £26.50 (inc VAT)
Licence details
- Permission to photocopy the script for use within school.
- Up to 5 public performances permitted, e.g. to parents.
- No admission fee can be charged to your audience.
- £26.50 fee for this licence.
This licence does not allow performances in commercial establishments such as theatres. It is intended for performances in school where the public audience comprises parents, relatives and friends of the children putting on the show. For commercial licences please contact us.
Licence 3 - Public Performance Licence
Admission charge made. £26.50 (inc VAT) + 10% of takings
Licence details
- Permission to photocopy the script for use within school.
- Up to 5 public performances permitted within school, e.g. to parents.
- Admission fee may be charged by the school.
- 10% of takings are payable to Edgy Productions within 28 days of the last. performance date stated on the licence.
- £26.50 fee for this licence.
This licence does not allow performances in commercial establishments such as theatres. It is intended for performances in school where the public audience comprises parents, relatives and friends of the children putting on the show. For commercial licences please contact us.
If you order your performance licence 2 or 3 within 14 days of ordering the production, you will receive a 20% discount on the price - £21.20 (inc VAT).
Recording and duplication
To record and/or duplicate any of our productions you will require a separate licence. Find out more about recording and duplication licences.
Performance licence application form