Marlowe's Koran-burning hero is censored to avoid Muslim anger
By Dalya Alberge, Arts Correspondent
IT WAS the surprise hit of the autumn season, selling out for its entire run and inspiring rave reviews. But now the producers of Tamburlaine the Great have come under fire for censoring Christopher Marlowe's 1580s masterpiece to avoid upsetting Muslims. Audiences at the Barbican in London did not see the Koran being burnt, as Marlowe intended, because David Farr, who directed and adapted the classic play, feared that it would inflame passions in the light of the London bombings.
Ref. https://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1887902,00.html
Normally I don't agree with censoring material to save people from being offended. But in this case, in todays political climate, it may have been a good idea. Religious tensions are running high towards and from muslims.