Rojea

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From: "Sanio Fernandes" sanio5@hotmail.com


Prince Jacob & Troupe headed for Dubai for "ROJEA"

Prince Jacob is all set to perform his much acclaimed Konkani drama "ROJEA" with his troupe of 18 professional actors and musicians at Al Nasr Leisureland, Dubai at
8:00 p.m. sharp on 8th November 2007.

For tickets please call 050-4563731 Rafael or for more details, email "Sanio Fernandes" sanio5@hotmail.com

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A review by J.P. Pereira in The Navhind Times



A laugh riot
by J P Pereira

‘Rojea’, the latest ‘tiatr’ from Prince Jacob Productions is an entertainer that makes a mockery of age-old false beliefs and at the same time, presents a family drama with lots of humour.
Margarida, an elderly widow runs her household with an iron hand. Her sons, Bernard and Damiao together with their respective wives, Angela and Lorraine are completely dominated by her. Her husband has been dead for some years but occasionally pays her a visit (in scenes that are executed in style) to point out her faults.
Angela loves and respects her husband but they have no children. She is accused of being barren, always taunted and ill treated, something she suffers silently. Lorraine has made a puppet of her husband, always dominating and abusive, but she is treated well. The play continues with the depiction of the lives of these family members together with some other characters, till the final triumph of patience and goodness over evil.
For once, the audience is witness to a laugh riot from the beginning to the end of the play. There is never a dull moment and the pace never slackens. Jacob has done a great job of the direction and the script has some very good lines. Please watch out for the message on abortions.
The cast perform without a hitch. Diana plays the matriarch Margarida, showing no emotion, just her dominance. But note the change in her demeanour when she sees her dead husband. Annie is Angela and Lorraine is Lorraine. The two act well, the former demure and suffering, the latter vivacious, crooked and domineering. Jacinto is rightly cast as Bernard and so is Bernard as Damiao. Aniceto, Ave and Joaquim play minor but important roles. The highlight is the comedy. Anita is perfect as the fashionable housemaid. The newcomer has a perfect style of acting, dialogue delivery and sense of timing. Watching her is great fun. Humberto with his mannerisms, swaggering walk and dialogue delivery, had the audience in splits. Jacob once again proves his mastery not only in comedy but acting as well. He plays three roles, is perfect in all, especially that of the dead husband.
Chari’s setting is simple but effective and John provides the perfect lighting. Music is provided by Domnic de Arambol and the opening song is enacted beautifully, involving most of the cast. Agnelo’s score on the keyboards, during the acts, is pleasant and there are some great songs from Annie, Lorraine, Ave, Aniceto, Bernard, Humbert and Jacob. A special mention has to be made of the tribute paid in song by Ave, to the late Dr Jack Sequeira. We Goans should be grateful to the late politician for preserving our identity and our mother tongue, Konkani. The song has great lyrics and is presented very well.
The play is a must see don’t miss it for anything!!!!

www.navhindtimes.com

(As posted in Gulf-Goans e-Newsletter
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