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Asmalı Sahne offers an

acting workshop with

Petek Kırboğa

A new workshop for budding
performers as well those look-
ing to express themselves will
be taking place with experienced
actor and director Petek Kırboğa
on Saturday, September 10th,
where those taking part will ben-
MP claims group tried to efit from his experience and vast
knowledge.
manipulate ULEZ consultation will lead the way with Petek Kır-
Asmalı Sahne acting workshop
boğa. The essential courses of
AN MP has accused a campaign It seeks to improve London's air acting training will included
group of attempting to "manipu- quality and public health, tackle character analysis, approaching
late" the outcome of a consulta- climate change and reduce traffic. the role, improvisation, diction
tion on expanding the Ultra Low The new boundary would cover al- ,movement and much more.
Emission Zone (ULEZ). most 96% of Greater London. The statement made by Asmalı
Lewisham East MP Janet Daby Motorists' campaign group Fair Sahne acting workshop is as fol-
said it was "scandalous" that Fair Fuel UK said more than 5,000 peo- lows: “The workshop is open to ences.” Having completed her Master
Fuel UK was behind a campaign to ple responded to the consultation everyone's participation. Besides For more information on how of Advanced Acting at Bahçeşehir
give negative feedback to Trans- using a pre-filled template asking the desire to act, it has content to take part and details regard- University, the actress attend-
port for London's (TfL) public Mr Khan to scrap the ULEZ ex- that helps to develop the ability ing the course you can call 0788 ed the summer program of the
consultation. pansion. to express and present oneself 1526853. professional acting workshop at
ULEZ could be rolled out over Speaking to the Local Democ- correctly. We will be meeting at Kırboğa, who started profes- New York Barrow Group, the HB
most of the capital by next year. racy Reporting Service, Labour Tottenham Organic Stage on Sat- sional acting career as a figura- Studio Directing workshop and
Fair Fuel UK said its campaign MP Ms Daby said it was "scan- urday, September 10, between 2 tion at the Istanbul State Theatre, the Peter Brook Young Directors
was not "dirty tricks". dalous" that a group with "vested and 4 pm. Actor and director of continued to work in children's workshop organized by the The-
the workshop will be Petek Kır-
theatres and private theatres for
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan interests" had attempted to "to boğa. Petek Kırboğa, co-found- many years. In order to produce atre of New Audince. In 2021
launched the consultation, which undermine the integrity of this er of Asmalı Sahne Istanbul and original works, he decided to be- founded Asmalı Sahne London
ran from May to July, to test opin- consultation and consign more Asmalı Sahne London, will also come the founding partner of As- with the aim of promoting our lo-
ion on widening the zone from Londoners to a lifetime of health be sharing his own acting experi- malı Sahne. cal writers abroad.
August 2023. issues".

AA: 61% of drivers have not read new
Protesters paint gates under

Big Ben white paint Highway Code guidance

PROTESTERS have doused Ms Truss to ‘directly acknowledge’ MORE than three-fifths of UK proaching junctions. "Every 22 minutes someone is
London streets with white paint Animal Rebellion’s demands for a motorists have not read recent A hierarchy of road-users was killed or seriously injured on UK
which is said to symbolise ‘fake plant-based future. updates to the Highway Code, ac- also introduced, meaning a driv- roads," adding "more must be
milk’. Campaigners are also calling on cording to the AA. er in a car, van or lorry now has a done" to promote new guidance
Others have glued themselves the new DEFRA minister, Ranil The motoring group's survey of greater responsibility to watch out so "all road users understand our
to the road near Big Ben as they Jayawardena, to consider their de- 13,327 members suggested 8,090 for others. shared responsibility to reduce
Mary Williams OBE, chief exec-
deaths and serious injuries".
demand action from the UK Gov- mands. (61%) drivers had not read chang- utive of road safety charity Brake, Ms Williams also urged "drivers
es made in January.
ernment. Demonstrators spread a banner Some 6,972 motorists had heard described the changes as "crucial" in particular" to look at the updat-
Two eco-warriors even armed across a road to try and stop dis- about the new rules but had not because they "better protect those ed code and "do their bit to put
themselves with modified fire tribution of products, and were read them yet, while 1,118 drivers most at risk, such as people walk- safety first by looking out for vul-
extinguishers to spray the white also pictured climbing up onto were completely unaware of the ing and cycling". nerable road users".
paint on gates near Parliament milk silos and trucks. changes.
Square. Animal Rebellion, who are a The new guidance gives pedes-
Several protesters have been trians, cyclists and horse riders
arrested, Animal Rebellion have sister group of environmental ac- greater priorities on the road.
said. tivists Extinction Rebellion, had Vehicles should give at least
Posting on Twitter, Animal Re- claimed to have ‘shut down’ pro- 1.5m (4ft 11in) space when over-
bellion wrote: ‘The road has been duction at four sites. But Arla said taking cyclists, and 2m (6ft 7in)
blocked just in front of Big Ben. their production was running as for horses.
Drivers and other road users
The landmark also just got a new normal. should give way to pedestrians
coat of white paint to represent Activists from Animal Rebellion crossing at road junctions, and are
the destruction and cruelty of the have also staged sit-down protests not allowed to cut across vulnera-
dairy industry. in dairy aisles of high-end super- ble users when exiting a junction.
‘This follows four days of disrup- markets across the country. The Highway Code now advis-
tive action as part of the Plant- The group has vowed to heavily es cyclists to ride in the centre of
Based Future campaign.’ disrupt the supply of dairy ‘day af- lanes on quieter roads, in slow-
Animal Rebellion has called on ter day’ during September. er-moving traffic and when ap-