Should Theatre be Censored

Should 

Theatre 

be censored?

Personally i believe that theatre should never be censored. Theatre is an art from that explores, reveals and investigates the world we live in, the challenging topics or un-discovered stories and with this comes creative freedom and expression. If we were restrained or that expressive freedom was taken away then i believe the whole point of art would be destroyed. Because we live in a democracy think it is so important that we are allowed to have freedom of speech in whatever area, whether it be in the workplace, politics, housing or art etc. However i do see how we as actors and story tellers have a responsibility to be sensitive and factually right when tackling difficult subjects.

With Exhibit B it was interesting find out that London was the only location in which Exhibit B was stopped from being shown. I find it sad in fact that the theatre makers creative freedom was censored, as i believe that both the audience and the maker should have freedom in choice - so the audience have the choice to watch or not watch a performance and the theatre maker has to right to create and exhibit a piece. I understand that people found the piece disturbing and disrespectful as for many people is still a prominent part of their history and culture, but the question i ask is are people too afraid to face the brutality of past events, ultimately the piece was only re creating a past event, this has happened and around the world it is still happening so why do we feel we cannot show it?
London likes to see itself as cultural and artistic hub of the world, so this made me question this, perhaps we are less open to live art as a form and its rawness and it made me question.