[Goanet] English Play in 2 Acts titled "Sweet Poison" to be staged by Kala Mogi

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Tomazinho Cardozo 
‘ASRO’ Orda, Candolim, 
Bardez, Goa –  403 515
India
 
Date: 07 . 08 . 08
 
 
Kala Mogi, Candolim will stage an English play in 2 Acts entitled “Sweet 
Poison” in Margao and in Panjim. This is the second play production of Kala 
Mogi, Candolim. They had staged their first English play  “The Verdict” in 2006 
which was a big success. o is a cultural institution working on the field of 
Goan culture since the last 30 years. This play is the translation of Tomazinho 
Cardozo’s Konkani play “Mhonvall Vikh”. It is translated into English by Irene 
Cardozo.
 
“Sweet Poison” deals with the impact of tourism on Goan society. It was in the 
beginning the 80’s that tourism activities in Goa started flourishing. There 
was a boom of construction of hotels in Goa particularly in the coastal belt of 
Goa . Low income tourists coming from European countries as well as from other 
parts of India started living as paying guests in private houses. Government 
started giving financial support to the owners of the houses to renovate their 
houses if they wished to use them as ‘guest-houses’. Hundreds of Goan families 
opted to convert their houses into ‘guest-houses’.  They began to earn a lot of 
money by renting their houses to tourists. Tourists, foreigners as well as 
Indians, began to live in the houses along with the family members. What was 
the effect of this on the lives of children in the house? Did it affect in any 
way the culture of Goa ?  This is what “Sweet Poison” makes an attempt to 
expose.  
 
Directed by Tomazinho Cardozo, the play features Irene Cardozo, Shivanand Naik, 
Joslyn Misquita, Selza Lopes and Comedian 64 in prominent roles. They are ably 
supported by Mathias Mascarenhas, Assis Cardozo, Dnyaneshwar Morajkar, Larisa 
D’Souza, Manohar Redkar and Tukaram Naik.
 
The stage sets are designed by Timothy Dias. Light Effects are provided by 
Dnanjay Phalkar and the Background Music by Vikas Chopdekar. “Sweet Poison” 
will be staged on 9th August, 2008 at 7.00 p.m. at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao,  
and on 11th August, 2008 at 7.00 pm at the Kala Akademy, Panjim. The admission 
is free and the English Theatre loving Goans are invited to witness the same.
 
Tomazinho Cardozo and his Kala Mogi dramatic troupe ventured on English Theatre 
stage in 2006 because there were/are hardly any dramatic troupes producing 
English dramas in Goa . Secondly, unlike English plays coming to Goa from 
Bombay and other parts of the country,  the scripts of his plays are based on 
social issues prevailing in the Goan society and the audience will witness 
something that directly affects their lives. This activity will also give an 
opportunity to Goan youth to display their dramatic talents on the English 
Theatre stage of Goa .
  
Tomazinho Cardozo
Phone; 9822170102
 
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