Yesterday on 10th
of this month, I saw this Tiatro staged at Mapusa at Hanuman Theatre, starting
at 3.35. It was attended by the capacity
crowd and the audience enjoyed every bit of it, in both the segments story wise
and thru side show songs. It was fully a politically scripted story where Goan
political system and government’s faulty policies were tore into pieces, such
as Mopa Airport, Regional Plan etc.
Since this Tiatro is going to be staged all over Goa starting from first
show at Mapusa yesterday, I will desist
from giving full detail of the story.
However, I suggest every genuine Goan who loves Goa to see this Tiatro
and be a part of the Goan awakening as depicted in this Tiatro.
Scene of demonstration where Dr. Jack Sequeira's photo seen
Both the duo of Father
and Son – Sylvester Vaz and his handsome young son played their roles extremely
well as social activists, so also by Wilson Mazarello with his majestic
personality and Himalayan voice. Both
the sisters, the lovely looking Aplon and attractively Saree dressed Felcy
brought an extra colour to the play also as social activists. Jude Michael Gracias playing the role of a
Hindu politician/minister captured the attention of the audience, his Konknni
language accent was perfect just like that of a genuine Hindu and with more
stage attraction he did his part very well
Another scene where Beach side Pub is shown
Willy playing this time
the role of a policeman did proper justice for his depiction. With his stern personality and robust diction
he showed to the audience that he is one of the best artistes playing the
serious roles. Sharon Mazarello as a media person did justice to her role.
Duet of Anthony San and Felcy.
The comedy part was
beautifully handled by all the three ace comedians, namely the natural comedian
Neto, seasoned comedian John D’Silva and naturally gifted comedian Anita who
showed lot of similarities between her and the once ace comedian Platilda. At this early stage she is showing lot of
smartness in performing her role with ease.
Her attractive looks and youthfulness are her extra stage assets.
Seen in this scene are Wilmix-John D'Silva-Neto
The Side Show songs were very good, politically
and historically high, so also morally and educatively. The best song I liked
was the duet of husband and wife – Wilmix and Sharon – rendered on preventing
filing of court case to evict Mundkar where quoting Biblical statement Wilmix
educates the faithful to follow the right path.
What priests did not do Wilmix did.
Their second duet on going to London with Portuguese Passport was also
very good where Sharon was at her best singing with her silky attractive voice
and bringing romantic flavour when she was dancing by tilting her hip. The duet
rendered by Anthony San and Felcy in Hindi and Konkani was very good where both
did yodeling well and evergreen stage beauty Felcy with her melodious voice
stole the show
Seen above are Aplon-Felcy-Willy-Sylvester
Francis de Tuem
rendered a very powerful political song of which type I never seen him singing
earlier. He tore Deputy Chief Minister
Francis D’Souza into pieces for calling himself a Hindu Christian and
humiliating him for discarding by the BJP.
Junior Nelson after a long gap seen rendering another powerful solo
against injustice committed on Tiatrists and others. Xavier Gomes in his solo cautioned the
parents to discipline their sons. In
their trio song Marcus Vaz-Lawry Travasso-Francis de Tuem praised FC Goa soccer
team and condemned those politicians who were responsible to blackmail the
spectators in buying the tickets illegally. Marcus Vaz rendered an educative
solo on Vices but it was copied in many aspects from the solo the late M. Dod
de Verna rendered in 1959. Even the tune
was copied ad verbatim while much of the terminology was directly borrowed from
Dod’s solo.
Duo of Syvester and his son
The father and son duo
– Sylvester Vaz and his son – was interesting on Mother Tongue Konkani. It is
nice to see the young son creating waves on Konkani Stage. He was till recently in Kuwait where he used
to appear on the Kuwait Stage especially in the Church Hall.
The faulty Mike system
was a bit irritant otherwise there is nothing wrong.
Congratulations
to the Director and his entire cast.
Duet of Wilmix and his wife Sharon
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Candolim, Goa.
Tel:7507494349.
