LICENSING
PLAY LICENSING & PERFORMANCE RIGHTS
Interested in performing one of my plays? Whether you're a school, community theatre company, youth theatre or drama group, I'd love to hear from you.
Licensing arrangements vary depending on the play. Some titles are licensed through my publishers, while others are available directly through me.
PLAYS LICENSED THROUGH PUBLISHERS
The following plays are licensed through their respective publishers. Please visit the publisher's website for scripts, performance rights and current pricing.
Stage Partners
YouthPLAYS
PLAYS LICENSED DIRECTLY THROUGH KRISTEN DOHERTY
Published by Australian Plays Transform - The Dream, Shakespeare Bachelor, The Curse of Macbeth, Teen and Bully! are published by Australian Plays Transform (APT). Following APT's restructure, licensing rights for these works have returned to the playwright.
Performance licences and scripts for these titles are now available directly from me, alongside my independently licensed plays and new works awaiting publication.
Kristen Doherty - Australian Plays Transform/The Australian Script Centre
PERFORMANCE LICENSING RATES
SHORT PLAYS — $80 AUD / $60 USD per performance
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Ten-Minute Macbeth
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Twenty-Minute Romeo and Juliet
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Ghost Story
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Inspiration
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My Grandmother's Dress
ONE-ACT PLAYS — $115 AUD / $80 USD per performance
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Bottom's Dream
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The Curse of Macbeth (One-Act Version)
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Bully! (One-Act Version)
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Teen (One-Act Version)
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The Grove : A Gothic Mystery
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Snow White - The Totally Rad 1980s Fairytale
FULL-LENGTH PLAYS — $150 AUD / $100 USD per performance
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The Dream
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Shakespeare Bachelor
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A Christmas Carol
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Bully!
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Teen
WHAT DOES PERFORMANCE LICENSING INCLUDE?
Your performance licence includes permission to:
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Perform the play for the agreed number of performances.
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Livestream your production using your preferred platform.
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Record your production and share it online.
PERUSAL COPIES & PRINTABLE SCRIPTS
Free Perusal Copies
A free perusal PDF is available on request so you can read and evaluate a play before selecting it for production. Perusal copies are not intended for distribution or rehearsal use.
Printable Scripts — $8 AUD / $5 USD per copy
Full printable PDF scripts for classroom or rehearsal use are available at $8 AUD / $5 USD per student or participant.
HOW TO REQUEST SCRIPTS OR PERFORMANCE LICENSING
Please email Kristencmdoherty@gmail.com with:
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The title of the play
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The number of printable scripts required
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Your approximate performance dates
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The number of performances
I'll then issue an invoice and provide access to the printable scripts and/or performance licence.
All prices are quoted in AUD or USD as indicated.
* There may be a slight difference in price depending on exchange rates, publishers royalties etc.




One Act and Full Length
90/40 minutes,
10-30+ roles. Girl Heavy, Gender flexible.
70 minutes, 8 to 20+ roles. Ensemble Driven
Gender flexible.
60 minutes,
Ensemble Driven
12 characters (2 boys 10 girls)
60 minutes,
Gender flexible. 19+ roles




8-25+ roles.
Ensemble Driven
Epic Sword Fights
8-30+ roles.
Ensemble Driven
Physical Comedy
60 minutes (flexible) 22 scenes and over 60 characters.
50 minutes (flexible) 24 scenes and over 70 characters.




60 minutes, 10-19 actors.
70 minutes, 10-60 roles, girl heavy, gender flexible.
*Middle School - 10-15 minutes, 14 characters (flexible)