I believe mime is banned under "performance of a play" and/or "entertainment of a similar description to" live music, recorded music or dance.


As far as recorded music is concerned, if playing a CD is incidental to the main activity it is not banned, but if it played as an activity its own right it is banned. So, for, example, if your CD was played as incidental music in the background at a pub it is allowed, but if people turn up to listen to you and you play that same CD instead of singing, it is licensible.

No, it doesn't make sense to me either. I guess it is trying to make DJs need a licence.


Reading through the list of licensable activities, I suddenly noticed that comedians do not appear to need a licence (unless their act can be construed as a play "with improvisation"). They can't sing a comic song at the end, though.