A: Before you start producing your play, you will need to come up with a budget. Once you have an idea on how much everything will cost to put the play on the overall figure is your capitalisation. Capitalisation is defined as “the estimated (as distinct from actual) cost of preparing a production up to the time of first paid public performance, as per producer’s budget, including deposits and a reasonable contingency reserve” – in other words the figure you will need to raise to order to begin your producing process.