'It will be “all the productions that we get the rights to,” said Kwei-Armah. “Not just the author rights but the cast. There may be some actors who say I don’t want to do this and then we’ll yield to that.”'
Huge caveat here - many (probably the majority of) writers won't give up these rights easily, so will be interesting to see how much of this grand plan actually materialises.
I read speculation that the cap is equivalent to capacity. So, it is like the YV is adding two shows. Compensation could be based on the two additional performances. That also suggests ticket prices may be consistent with in person prices.
ManInChair3 said: "'It will be “all the productions that we get the rights to,” said Kwei-Armah. “Not just the author rights but the cast. There may be some actors who say I don’t want to do this and then we’ll yield to that.”'
Huge caveat here - many (probably the majority of) writers won't give up these rights easily, so will be interesting to see how much of this grand plan actually materialises."
I'm sure this issue will come up from time to time, maybe even once per season. But beyond that, I don't anticipate this being a major roadblock for them. The culture around filming shows in the UK is much more lax. I don't know if the legal / compensation side of it is lax (I hope not), but in terms of getting approval to do it in the first place, it seems to me that most British artists are likely to see it as a pretty normal and beneficial thing.