The following two letters are from the members of the audience who attended the last Tiatro, "Police 2", in Kuwait, at Hawally. Their names are witheld on request.
goa.kranti.

I.
Dear Veronica,

I was wondering if besides the quality of the Konkani Dramas, is it also the careless attitude of the Contractors that is seeing the dwindling of Drama audiences in Kuwait?

Isn’t it time our contractors got more professional and did the following:-

1) Start the drama on time (or at least 15 minutes late, any longer than that is unacceptable)
2) Do not exceed 3.5 hours (seats are so uncomfortable)
3) The interval should not exceed 10 minutes

I know a lot of money is involved in a drama, but somebody must take the initiative. My daughter refuses to attend any more dramas with us because the whole process takes about 5 hours and she has no patience.

It’s just a thought.

II
Dear Mr. Veronica,

I have a request for you in case if you happen to know the organizers of the below mentioned show. Please request them to have a proper sound system so that everyone enjoys the Tiatro to its maximum. It was a horrible experience at the last show (20th June 2009) where people occupying the back rows had to strain their ears to hear the words. Looks like the organizers are only concerned about people sitting in front as nothing was being done even after being told very clearly to improve the clarity of the sound.

This has become a regular feature with these organizers in the past as they do not bother to improve and I am sure the day is not very far when people will start walking with the back speakers (which do not function) out of the hall. After all everyone pays to watch the drama and people are not asking for something more. If possible please highlight this issue on this forum in future. It is becoming increasingly disgusting.

Prodigal Love - a short story

www.goa-world.com

 

By Gasper Crasto, Kuwait

 

There's a saying among Goans that a boy and a girl cannot 'just' be friends. But Adelaide and me proved everyone wrong!

Both of us scraped through school and college, virtually living into each other. We shared anything and everything that happened in our life. Not a day passed without our tête-à-têtes. Our topics of conversation ranged from political issues to terrorist activities, Portuguese colonialism to present day tourism, global oil resources to Goan mango prices; but never anything personal. That was one boundary line we never crossed.

Later I made up my mind, I wanted to go abroad.

"Go abroad? You must be joking... Take a spanner and tighten your screws, your brain is loose," Adelaide said, "I would never leave my Goa... or marry someone working abroad.. shh...can't digest that piece of stupidity..."

To read more click: http://gaspersworld.blogspot.com/

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TIATRO in Kuwait - "SOGLIM KHUXEAL"

"SOGLIM KHUXEAL" Tiatro by Comedy Queen Jannet and her husband Filipe Almeida will be staged in Kuwait on 10th July at Hawally A/C Hall, starting at 3.30 pm.

The cast includes besides Jannet's troupe especially coming from Goa, Sylvester and Irene Vaz, Michael D'Silva, Comedian Philipe, Christopher Coutinho, Laurent Pereira and Lopes Bros.

Sound System by: John Furtado. Stage Setting by: Thomas Lakiston.

Gate Passes are available at: Limra Cargo, Salhiya Tower, Basement, Shop No. 9, Kuwait City. Contact person: Mr. Tony. Tel Nos. 97643536 or 99581491. Also Gate Passes are available with Xavier - Tel. 66443767 or Manuel - Tel. 99423781 or Agnelo - Tel. 66512602.

A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.