Definitions

• Stagescripts Ltd (hereafter ‘SSL’) is a company registered in England whose trading address is Lantern House, 84 Littlehaven Lane, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 4JB, UK and whose registered address is 145-157 St John Street, London, EC1V 4PY, UK.
• Plays And Musicals (hereafter P&M) is a trading name of SSL.
• ‘You’ means any person, company or other organisation.
• Rehearsal Material is defined as printed dialogue and/or lyrics required to be used by an actor during rehearsals of a production in order to learn their part, or as printed dialogue and/or lyrics required to be used for planning purposes by one or more members of the creative and backstage team during rehearsals, and is then used to control the show during performances.
• Performance Material is defined as printed musical notation used by musicians during rehearsals and performances to accompany a musical production.

General

1) General

a) SSL is a publisher and rights-holder organisation providing a range of theatrical goods and services to producing organisations.

b) SSL makes available printed catalogues and in addition one or more websites from which it is possible to view synopses, download Preview Material and make purchases or requests.

c) Our ordering system requires You to create an account before You can place an order irrespective of whether that order is for a chargeable item or a free item. As a result, Your e-mail address will be collected and stored in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

2) Downloadable Preview Material (Scripts and Audio Clips)

a) Preview Material formatted as .pdf for documents and .mp3 files for audio clips is provided free of charge as an aid to the process of deciding whether a particular title is suitable for further investigation.

b) Once you have created an account You can place an order for Preview Material. You are permitted then to download Preview Material to Your computer and to store the Preview Material therein. Our ordering system allows You to make a maximum of three downloads within a period of thirty days, after which a new order will be required.

c) You undertake not to sell, lend or rent the Preview Material to any other person, organisation or body corporate.

d) You are permitted to print one copy of Preview Material to allow the contents to be read offline.

e) For audio clips, You are permitted only to listen to the files stored on your own computer. Downloading is not permitted.

3) Perusal Material

a) Perusal Material is packaged as a set for various titles and generally consists of a full copy of the script/libretto and piano/vocal score together with an audio CD and where available one or more video DVD’s.

b) Perusal Material is either lent or rented depending on the particular circumstances of Your request. You undertake to return the Perusal Material undamaged by the date shown on the form accompanying the Perusal at Your expense.

c) Perusal Material remains the property of SSL whilst in Your possession.

d) You are not permitted to copy or deface the Perusal Material.

e) For the CD’s and DVD’s that form part of a set of Perusal Material, You are not permitted to allow the songs and/or music and/or dialogue contained thereon to be heard and/or viewed by any person who will not be in some way connected with Your production.

Sales

4) Sale of Rehearsal Material

a) Rehearsal Material is sold singly or in sets as required to stage Your production. It may take the form of printed books (either bound or loose leaf) or in electronic form either as a downloaded .pdf file (an ‘e-script’ or 'e-score') or as a Data CD containing .pdf and other files.

b) Where You purchase Rehearsal Material in the printed format, every effort is made to ensure consistency within sets of scripts supplied. However, where corrections have been made to material over time, customers may be presented with inconsistencies in content, and it may not be obvious which is the updated version. SSL will resolve any such problems on request.

c) Where you purchase Rehearsal Material as an e-script or as a Data CD you undertake not to sell, lend or rent the Rehearsal Material to any other person, organisation or body corporate. Unless you are in possession of a Licence To Copy from Stagescripts Ltd (see 6 below) You are not permitted to print or duplicate thereafter any more than one copy of play scripts or musical scripts.

d) When purchasing e-scripts or e-scores as downloaded .pdf files You are allowed three attempts at making the download. You understand and note that our ordering system keeps a record of how many attempts You have made. Refunds are not available under any circumstances for the sale of e-scripts or e-scores. You warrant that in placing an order for an e-script or e-score you understand the practical aspects of downloading and opening such files.

e) You undertake to use the Rehearsal Material solely for the stated purposes set out in 'Definitions' above.

f) You understand that Rehearsal Material is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be resold, hired out, circulated or distributed without prior consent.

5) Sale of Performance Material

a) Performance Material is sold singly or in sets as required to stage Your production. It may take the form of printed books (either bound or loose leaf) or in electronic form as a .pdf file (an ‘e-score’).

b) Backing Tracks for use during performances may only be purchased by You if you hold an unexpired Licence To Perform.

6) Copying Licences

a) Instead of purchasing a set of printed Rehearsal Material or Performance Material, You may purchase a single printed copy or an e-script or an e-score and then purchase (where available) a licence which will permit You to make a just sufficient number of copies of it in order to stage Your production.

b) Any copies so made are subject to the condition that they shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be resold, hired out, circulated or distributed without the prior consent of Stagescripts Ltd.

7) Sales of Audio Material

a) Audio Material is defined as a collection of songs and/or music and/or dialogue contained on a Compact Disc. This collection may be a cast recording of a previous production or backing tracks or sound effects to accompany a production.

b) You are not permitted to copy Audio Material in any manner electronic, optical or mechanical.

c) You are not permitted to allow the songs and/or music and/or dialogue contained on Audio Material to be heard and/or viewed by any person who will not be in some way connected with Your production.

8) Prices

a) These are subject to change without notice, except after acceptance of order by Stagescripts Ltd

Rental

9) Rental of Performance Material

a) Performance Material is rented as one or more sets of orchestrations (either bound or loose leaf books) as required to stage Your production.

b) The licence conditions do not permit alterations to the music, thus it is a strict condition of hire that no markings should be made in any of the books provided unless it is absolutely necessary for reasons of transposition or timing etc.Any marks made as such should be made with a 2B pencil.

c) Any unerased markings, permanent markings, taped-on pages, torn pages, stains or other defacings will result in full or partial loss of any customer's deposit cheques held by Stagescripts Ltd.

Licences

10) Licences To Perform

a) Stagescripts Ltd may where required and at its sole discretion grant a performing licence to organisations wishing to perform a show from within its catalogue. Such a grant forms a binding contract between the customer and Stagescripts Ltd.

b) Applications must be undertaken using our application process.

c) Approved applications will be despatched by first class post, or by e-mail, or together with Rehearsal Material (if both are ordered together) to the address given on the application form by the requesting organisation.

d) Rehearsals should not start on any play or musical until receipt by the producing organisation of an approved licence application.

e) Performing Licences granted permit the staging of live public performances, they DO NOT permit the recording of such live performances in any form of mechanical, optical or electronic retrievable storage system. A separate licence for such recordings may be available on payment of a fee (see 'Licences To Record' below).

f) You are required to INSTRUCT your cast, crew and audiences both in writing and by suitable announcements that the use of mobile phone cameras, camcorders or other electronic means of video recording is not permitted under ANY circumstances during dress rehearsals or performances.

g) No additions, deletions or alterations of any kind are permitted to be made to the characters, dialogue, lyrics or music without the written authority of Stagescripts Ltd.

h) Performing Licences do not include the right to the original choreography, staging, direction, costume designs or scenery designs of the play or musical unless specified in writing to the contrary.

i) Where a Signature Logo Scheme is specified for use You must use as directed the logo material supplied in all advertisements, programmes, handbills, banners and on all other promotional material You may use. You must also use the logo on all websites (whether or not these are operated by You or by a third party).

j) You are required to clearly state ...

   i) the names of the writer(s), composer(s) and (where appropriate) arranger(s)
  ii) that the production is 'By arrangement with Stagescripts Ltd'

... on all programmes, handbills and posters that You may produce, and on all newspaper advertisements (except classified ads), radio advertisements, web pages and web advertisements (whether or not the websites are operated by You or by a third party).

k) No less than two calendar weeks prior to the first performance You must send to Stagescripts Ltd at Your cost two printed copies of the theatre programme being made available to the public attending performances together with two copies each of the handbills and posters (all sizes from A5 to A2) used to advertise the production.

11) Licences To Record

a) These may be granted on application, if :-

   i) You have an unexpired Licence To Peform, and
   ii) You pay the appropriate fee, and
   iii) You provide a suitable cast and crew waiver document

b) On receipt of all the items in a) above and where rights are available permission may be granted to You to record one or more performances either as a video or audio recording, or both.

c) Any such recordings made may be reduced by editing to be the equivalent of a single performance.

d) Copies of that edited recording may then be made and either given away by You or sold to any paid-up member of Your organisation in any membership category, and also to ticketed members of audiences attending any licensed performance. In the latter case, You are permitted to take sales orders (normally paid in advance) from Your audiences prior to, during intervals of, and after, each performance; these orders to then be fulfilled once the edited recording is available.

e) Copies of that edited recording either in full or in part may not be given away or sold to any person or company who might wish to trade in that edited recording nor placed on ANY publicly available website without the written permission of Stagescripts Ltd.

f) Two copies of the finished recording on a CD or in a region-free DVD format as appropriate are to be provided to Stagescripts Ltd at no charge. You are required to allow Stagescripts Ltd to use either the whole recording, or parts of the recording, or images extracted from the recording, in their future marketing and sales activities of the Work.

g) You are required to ensure that all tapes or discs distributed state that the production is: "An amateur performance licensed by Stagescripts Ltd" and the names of all authors, composers and arrangers are to be clearly shown. This information is to be printed both on the disc and any paper insert(s).

(See also 'Licences to Record (Videography)' in 'Handling Applications')

Payment

12) Rehearsal Material

a) For online sales at this website, payment will be debited electronically at the point of sale through transactions undertaken on our behalf by RBS Worldpay. Please note that for this kind of payment, Stagescripts Ltd is not provided with Your card number or security code.

b) For traditional offline sales to all customers except schools, colleges and universities, payment must accompany Your order.

c) For traditional offline sales to UK schools, colleges and universities, Your order must be accompanied by an official order from Your finance dept, school secretary, bursar or other body. A suitable invoice payable within 30 days will accompany the ordered material when despatched.

d) For traditional offline sales to non-UK schools, colleges and universities, Your order should use the online sales method, using either, a personal credit/debit card (with the amount being claimed back from the establishment), or a corporate credit card (which may need their scope extended to allow international transactions).

13) Performance Material

a) All sales of Performance Material will be by traditional offline sales. Your order must be accompanied by a cheque drawn in sterling / GBP.

14) Fixed Fee Licences

a) On receipt of a Royalties Quotation, and given that You wish to obtain the rights to perform, You must sign, date and return the original of the form accompanied by the full amount shown on the Quotation.

14) Variable Fee Licences

a) On receipt of a Royalties Quotation, and given that You wish to obtain the rights to perform, You must sign, date and return the original of the form accompanied by 25% of the Total Minimum Royalties shown on the Quotation.

15) Methods of Payment

a) Cheques drawn in sterling / GBP made payable to Stagescripts Ltd

b) By Paypal to our e-mail address [ ]

c) By Direct Deposit / Internet Banking to our Bank Account ...

      United Kingdom :

      International :

Please notify us by e-mail if you make a deposit by Direct Deposit or Internet Banking.