Teachers have got used to the difficulties of the ‘rights and licenses’ system for shows. As performing arts professionals, we recognise how important it is for writers and composers to be rewarded appropriately for their work – and we realise that these are important lessons to pass on to our students.
We’re also used to rights being unavailable or withdrawn because a ‘professional’ company has bought them. I’ve always thought the idea odd that staging a school performance where the audience is mainly made up of devoted parents could potentially stop people from wanting to go and see the professional version, but that appears to be the argument.
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