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------------------------------------------------------------------------Daniel F. D'Souza is a well-known Goan journalist regularly writing for Goan
English and Konkani newspapers and magazines. He writes weekly column in
Goan Observer. He also writes regularly for Gulab Monthly Konkani Magazine.
He works for Marmagoa Potr Trust and edits its Magazine. He resides in
Vasco near the Church along with his College Professor wife and school going
daughter though he is from Saligao Bardez. In Vasco he is taking active
part in local affairs. He is a strong supporter of Goa, Goans, Goan causes
and Konkani and takes active part in all the activities related to Goa. He
regularly writes reviews on Tiatro staged in Goa. Similarly he wrote a
review in Goan Observer on Daddy which I am reproducing it herebelow. I am
sure the Kuwait Goans will find this review interesting and know something
more in advance about Daddy. According to the organisers, the sale of
tickets is going well, yet to avoid last minute disappointment, it is better
to book your seat in advance.
With the exception of 3 artistes Hazl, Anil Kumar and Fatima, the entire
troupe that acted in Goa is intact. Hence, it will be a very intersting
Tiatro to watch.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
Daddy a suspense story with many twists & turns.
Daniel F. de Souza
The title Daddy for a tiatr sounds quite unconventional and gives the
prospective tiatr goer hardly any chance to speculate on the storyline. But,
in the given circumstances and considering the unusual title all credit goes
to Samuel Carvalho the playwright & director for having done a neat job in
producing an absorbing play which holds the viewer under a suspense spell
till the last scene.
Story:
Daddy is all about a happily married couple awaiting the arrival of their
first child. The father Jimmy (Mathew Araujo) is all excited and happy about
the whole thing that he is soon to become a father so is his wife Tina
(Roma). Equally happy and excited is Mathews mother (played by Fatima) on
her prospects of becoming a grandmother. Mathew seems confident that the
child will be a baby boy and has come down all the way from the States of
America to be present at birth of his first child. But his happiness and joy
is short lived, Tina delivers a baby girl no doubt, but the baby is born
with a deformity. She is lame in one leg. Jimmys high hopes and plans are
dashed to the ground in one instant. He refuses to accept the reality and
makes a turn around depriving the innocent child of his fatherly love and
affection. He leaves the child and his wife with his mother back home and
flies back to the States. The mother and the grandmother shower all of their
love and affection on the new born (Child artist Hazel). She grows up into a
pretty young girl all of fifteen. But she has still not seen who her father
is and longs to see him. She is under the impression that her father loves
her and is eager to see her, till one fine day a casual telephone call from
her father shatters her beyond consolation.
It is here that the story takes a different turn altogether and revolves
round the young girl and the fate that awaits her ahead. But then one day
Jimmy surprises all by flying down home unannounced from the States to be
with his family after fifteen long years. But, then thats not the only
surprise
.he has a much bigger surprise in store for his wife and mother.
What could this surprise be? Well I cant reveal it
for it will be giving
too much away and taking the charm out of the suspense story that is weaved
carefully by Samuel Carvalho. Daddy thereafter goes to keep the viewer
fully engrossed as the story takes many twists and turns, some tragic and
some humiliating. But the suspense is what makes the tiatr tick like a time
bomb waiting to explode. And the suspense does explode in the last scene
sending shock waves. While the tiatr audience is generally treated to a
happy ending, Daddy goes a step forward and breaks the tradition
..the
story ends on a sad note. Thats all I can say. Daddy has all the
required ingredients to make it a must see show this season. Dont miss
it
.
Performance:
Fatima as Jimmys mother and Roma as her daughter-in-law combine extremely
well to give a pleasing performance. The relationship between the both is
shown very cordial and friendly and not the traditional hostile kind. Roma
has given a very good performance in the challenging role with equally good
rendition of songs and kantos. Fatima as the mother is natural in her
character role and her dress code too is appropriate. Mathew Araujo is very
stylish as Jimmy in his dress sense and delivery of dialogues and is turning
out to be a fine actor with every performance. Anil Kumar playing the role
of Dr. Savio is convincing and natural while Sharon and Wilson playing an
expatriate husband and wife duo are very natural, and add a lot of punch to
the plot. Sharon is very convincing in her special role and her delivery of
dialogues is good. The playwright Samuel playing the character role of
Gomantak with a negative touch is realistic. A fine performance Samuel!
Child artist Hazel bowls you over with her polished performance as the
handicapped child bringing tears to your eyes. Specially watch her in the
scene how she confronts her grandmother after she listens to the phone
conversation from her father. It is sure to moisten your eyes. Felina in
the supportive role has also given good account of her talents.
Comedy:
The comedy in Daddy is lively and entertaining right from the very first
scene. Joe Rose, Comedian Agostinho (Dempo) and Comedian Ambe (Timblo)
sends peals of laughter with their fine combination and comedy stunts. The
presence of Joe Rose in the comedy role lends a lot of punch to the entire
comedy and one is reminded of the tiatrs of the olden days. Watch the scene
when Joe Rose as the father of Dempo & Timblo gets married for the third
time. So also the road scene with Gomantak & Joe Rose seating on a bench
and the conversation that follows is really humorous. The comedy is well
scripted and there is no room for any untoward depiction giving the audience
room to laugh from the very first episode till the end of the show.
Versatile actor Joe Rose should accept more such comedy roles in tiatrs
more often.
Songs:
Daddy is complimented with a good number of solos, duets, trios and quintet.
There are fairly good kantos too keeping the traditional style of the
tiatr. Osvi sings two delightful solos on sensible topics, so does Jr. Rod
sing one good solo paying rich tribute to parents. Decent solos by Wilmix,
Sharon, Roma, Felina, are adding value to the play as also the comedy solo
football by Joe Rose. The decent solo Practice what you preach by
Wilmix is thought provoking. The duets by Joe Rose Roma, and Wilmix-Sharon
are worth going miles to listen. Wilmix-Sharons duet highlighted the Mopa
airport and hence was an instant hit with the audience. Comedy Quintet by
Joe Rose, Fatima, Roma, Anil & Felina is very lively. Trio Kings
Joaquim-Jr.Rod-Anthony as usual delights the audience with two excellent
trios. The first one is on a very good topic on the past and present Prime
Ministers of India and it received a thunderous applause.
Music:
Agnelo Dias and Norman Cardozo together have scored the musical notes for
the tiatr. But, it is Norman Cardozo who has set new standards in background
music for others to follow. His background music for Daddy is simply
superb and makes one feel that background music for tiatrs is finally on the
right track. Good work Norman, keep it up. Xavier Paklo de Moira on the
drums has given good support with his innovations and slick stick work. He
was specially a hit with the small children in the audience who were
surrounding him during the show and watching him play from close.
Lights & Stage Setting:
The lights were handled with a professional touch. The special backdrop
showing a painting of a palatial bungalow looked very impressive and the
lighting enhanced its beauty giving it a three dimensional look. Daddy
is a well scripted and well directed show, with fine performance. Go, watch
Daddy with your entire family.
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