On Friday 28th of this month the Tiatro ‘Aplea Bhurgeam Sangatak’ written and directed by Dy. S.P. Sammy Tavares will be staged at American International School Hall, Maidan Hawallly, Kuwait, starting at 5.00 pm. The participating artistes and Musicians are coming from Goa in addition to some locals and some coming from Dubai especially to take part in this Kuwait Show.
In Goa by the seasoned and matured audience accepted this Tiatro as one of the best with an interesting story surrounded around family life. Even those people who saw this Tiatro in Europe and in the Gulf countries echoed similar feelings and precisely because of this high rating it was staged innumerable times. Now it is the turn of Kuwait audience to see this Tiatro live on Friday and those Kuwaitkars interested in watching a good Tiatro must not miss this opportunity.
During my recent visit to Goa I had an opportunity to witness this Tiatro at Kala Academy in Panjim and as a seasoned audience I had to admit that this is a very good Tiatro penned by the director. The selection of the artistes for the roles was very appropriate. Especial mention must go to the role played as Mother by veteran Felsy. The song rendered by Felsy along with stage attractive Roma with their attractive matching dresses was very beautiful. The roles played by both the daughters-in-law Roma and charming Rosalia worth admiring. Seeing her for the first time I got a very good impression of Rosalia as an actress. Her beautiful and attractive looks give an added booster for her role. The comedy role played by comedian John D’Silva was really superb. He has lot of similarities with the gigantic comedian of yesteryears the late Jacinto Vaz. His comedy along with Sally and his third partner creates peals of laughter in the hall.
Though I saw this Tiatro once in Goa but again I will see it in Kuwait not only because it is worth seeing but more because of the opening ‘bhogti’ song which is very prominently sung in our Churches. This song in the beginning itself take the audience to the higher level mentally. This ‘bhogti’ song is "Jivitantlem Vaddoll Marta Tedna…" was very beautifully rendered by the very beautiful and attractive voice from behind the curtain. I as a poor man would like to pay my rich tributes to this angelic voice. The musical score provided very beautifully by the musicians for this song gave an added booster for this song. Kuwait audience especially the Church goers should not miss this song. For this reason all who are attending this Tiatro must reach in time.
The late Maestro Johnson the leader of once famous Band in Goa, Johnson and his Jolly Boys is on record to see thrice the "Sat Dukhi" Tiatro of J.P. Souzalin only to listen and enjoy the very beautiful and sorrowful Motet played by the musicians in one of the sorrowful scenes of Sat Dukhi.
Similarly many Tiatro lovers saw ‘Aplea Bhurgeam Sangatak’ twice and thrice only to listen to the mentioned ‘bhogti’ song ‘Jivitantlem Vaddol Marta Tedna’.
Dy. S.P. Sammy Tavares being the first time director staging his first Tiatro and attaining top success means an extra ordinary feat. Rarely in the history of Tiatro such a sucess has been achieved by the Tiatrists.
To facilitate the availability of the Gate Passes, the organisers of this Tiatro kept the Gate Passes with Martha at Raja Stores, Kuwait City.
If anybody wants to see a good family story then he or she must not miss this Tiatro on Friday.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
