What restrictions might apply to a musical?
The most common restriction occurs when a musical is partially or totally withdrawn from amateur performance, usually because of a major professional production of the show in London’s West End or on tour. We are given instructions to withdraw or restrict musicals in such cases by the principal agents for the musicals, and we are obliged to comply fully with their instructions. If a show is only partially restricted, we may need to refer your individual application to the agents for the show, in which case you need to allow plenty of time to obtain an answer. We also try to avoid clashes of amateur bookings of the same musical in close geographical proximity at around the same date, which would probably result in a loss of audience and ticket sales to both groups. However, it must be noted that this is entirely at our discretion, and usually only applies to productions of very high-profile musicals in large theatres, and not at all to school or college productions.
