Staging a play without obtaining permission and a licence to perform is illegal. Similarly, you must not adapt or translate a play or story without permission from the author/author's estate/agent. Holders of the copyright for performance may not permit an adaptation or translation.

As agents in India for Samuel French Limited, JAGRITI holds the amateur performing rights to over 2,000 titles. We charge a fraction of the published USD or GBP fees. We want to make it easy, reasonable and proper that you acknowledge and support the playwright.

Your staging may receive rave reviews that are seen on the internet all over the world. This may result in a legal notice from the copyright holders if the production is unauthorised. Always ask for permission, and to be on the safe side, obtain this permission before starting rehearsals or booking the venue.

Log on to the Samuel French Limited (London) or Samuel French Incorporated (New York) site to check for copyright listing.