‘We will mark World Theater Day with our electricity cut’

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"Moda Sahnesi", a private theater hall in İstanbul's Kadıköy, has announced that the Enerjisa, an electricity distribution and sales company, sent them a notification due to the unpaid electricity bill. The theater hall has reiterated that it will not pay the raised electricity bill.

Sharing a message on its social media account, Moda Sahnesi has said, "Enerjisa has sent us a message of celebration for March 27 World Theater Day. We will enter such a day with our electricity cut".

In mid-February 2022, Moda Sahnesi announced that while its previous electricity bill stood at 7 thousand lira, it increased to 20 thousand lira due to the recent price hikes. "We do not accept this exorbitant electricity price; for this reason, we don't pay the bill," said the theater hall.

Similarly, posting the latest notification of the electricity distribution and sales company Enerjisa, the theater hall has attached the note, "We don't pay". Moda Sahnesi has tweeted the following message:

"Enerjisa sent us a message of celebration for March 27 World Theater Day. We will enter such a day with our electricity cut. We face this message because the discounts offered to shopping malls are not offered to theater halls. We said it before, let us repeat it: We don't pay".

Art Director of Moda Sahnesi Kemal Aydoğan has also shared a message on his social media account: "A new tour is beginning. Apparently only Moda Sahnesi does not have the budget to pay the raised bill. Everyone is apparently content, given that no one is raising their voices. As the master said, 'That all who left are comfortable in their place, nobody returns..."

What happened?

"Moda Sahnesi", a private theater hall in İstanbul's Kadıköy, announced in mid-February 2022 that while its previous electricity bill stood at 7 thousand lira, it increased to 20 thousand lira. "We do not accept this exorbitant electricity price; for this reason, we don't pay the bill," it said.

On March 10, 2022, the electricity of the theater hall was cut, as it was announced by the hall's art director Kemal Aydoğan, who said, "The state and capital went too far in usurping civil rights".

Amid huge public backlash, the electricity of the hall was opened again on the same day. In a statement about the issue, the electricity distribution company AYEDAŞ said that "the electricity bill which led to the electricity cut on March 10 was paid and the electricity was opened".

Moda Sahnesi, on the other hand, posted a message on its social media account and said, "Enerjisa made a statement announcing that the electricity payment of the Moda Sahnesi has been made. We have heard about this payment from Enerjisa's statement. Enerjisa has to announce to the public by whom this payment was made". (AÖ/SD)