Musicians are often are denied permission to perform their music.
Two years ago Arthur Miller gave the theater permission to perform "After the Fall".
Mr. Dylan also said that he had never previously been denied permission to perform in China.
The newspaper said securing permission to perform would be a "monumental task".
"We've got permission to perform 'The First Emperor' on the Great Wall of China for the Beijing Olympics.
Franco asked permission to perform a soliloquy from "Macbeth," from memory, apologizing in advance for his distinctly non-Elizabethan delivery.
The Royal Collection, which runs the Queen's gallery, adjacent to Buckingham Palace, confirmed that Cat's Eye did not have permission to perform.
When, in 1898, he was approached by Nemerovich-Danchenko of the newly formed Moscow Art Theatre, for permission to perform The Seagull, he refused.
The demand since his death has become even greater: 273 companies in 45 countries have asked the trust for permission to perform them.
However, a spokeswoman for Westminster city council said the Top Gear crew were not given permission to perform stunts down Whitehall.
