PANJIM: ‘Mhaka Sangath Di’, a tiatr written and directed by Carmo Pacheco and presented under the banner of Curtorim Educational and Foundation Welfare, Curtorim, throws light on varied relationships and its importance in society.
‘Mhaka Sangath Di’ focuses on two families, namely a landlord, Robin (Manuel Fernandes), his daughter Fay (Natasha Saldanha) and his bachelor brother Candy (Luciano Rodrigues). On the other hand, there is Royston (Esby Vaz), his wife Richa (Valerie Vaz), teenage son Joel (Clint Pacheco) and his aged father (Camilo Pacheco).
Robin’s employee, Rio (Sydney Carvalho) helps in carrying forward his employer’s business. He has a soft corner for Fay, but she refuses to accept and insults him. On her 21st birthday, when her father seeks to deliver a gift of her choice to Fay, she demands that Rio be sacked from his job.
When Robin realizes that Fay is treading the wrong path, he raises his hand to rectify her mistake. But Fay misunderstands and deserts her father. In an attempt to commit suicide, Royston’s father saves Fay from a mishap and leads her to his house.
In the absence of Richa, who proceeds to London for better prospects, Fay falls in love with Royston. The husband fails to realize his responsibility towards his family. What follows next in Robin’s and Royston’s family is portrayed during the second half of the drama.
‘Mhaka Sangath Di’ had a story to relate, but demanded better direction. Some of the dialogues with rhyming words at the end in some scenes sounded more of a replica of ‘zomnivhele khell’.
Manuel and Carmo did justice to their respective lead roles. Natasha was bold in her character. Valerie and Esby formed a perfect pair as husband and wife. Sydney delivered comfortably. Teen Clint looked hesitant with his dialogue delivery. Ryan Luis looked in command in cop’s uniform.
Comedy which was incorporated in the main plot had ample scope for improvement. But Luciano along with Viola and Aden tried to infuse laughter among the audience.
For the stage sets, panels went missing on both sides and the police station scene could have been more impressive. The execution of lights was a total failure.
Despite various hiccups here and there, a variety of songs presented on stage were appealing to the ears. A duet by Marcus and Tomacin, a choral by Luciano and Ryan, a duet by Esby and Valerie, a solo by Lourds and a quartet by Ryan, Lucian, Floyd and Esby had powerful messages.
