Dothor Damiyaon wins popular acclaim in Kuwait

Konkani Drama lovers in Kuwait were treated to a feast of theatrical excellence when KCWA presented "Dothor Damiyaon" at the Indian Arts Circle on Thursday the 25th April 2002. Translated by George Pinto, and Directed by Lancy Rodrigues the drama had a cast of well known home grown talents of KCWA who left the audience in rip roars of laughter for the whole duration.

Damiyaon is a village simpleton who as fate might have dictated, is forced to pose as a doctor and solve a tricky case. The plot rakes-in enough events to leave the audience in pools of laughter until succumbing to a surprising climax. It is a unique experiment which clubs traditional drama techniques with modern plots.
 

Playing the title role of Dothor Damiyaon, Johny Surathkal has once again proved his abundant artistic talent. Equally versatile in their performance were Valerian D'Souza, Steven Machado, Rudolf D' Souza, Rinna D'Souza supported by Salvadore D' Souza, Renny Menezes and Anil Menezes. A team of in-house singers lead by Ronny D'Cunha who performed on and off stage throughout the drama provided music lovers with a rare pleasure . Undoubtedly the master piece was a song on Gujarath, home brewed by Johny Surathkal and sung by Rony D'Cunha and chorus. It was an impressive parade of Actors, Composers and Singers to hit Mangalorean theater in Kuwait after a long time.

Adrian Gomes provided the background music while Ben and Randy duo ensured crystal clear delivery of dialogues through their well-monitored sound system. David D'Souza and Lancy D'Souza managed the stage arrangement.

Chief guests for the day were First secretary of Indian Embassy Mr.Francis Xaxa who also inaugurated the souvenir and Fr. Melwyn D'Cunha who felicitated playwright Mr. George Pinto. President Maxim D' Mello welcomed the audience and Vice-President Ida D'Silva gave the vote of thanks. The show was compered by Remy D'Souza and Lancy Rodrigues.

In short, it was an excellent performance of a well-known play by none other than KCWA talented artists. With the outstanding performance of 'Dothor Damiyaon' being the talk of the town, requests are coming in for a second show.

Our Kuwait Correspondent