Loretta

Loretta entertains with music, comedy, satire, and emotion. The play is set in the 70s on a river island in Goa. Antonio Moraes, a bhatkar (landlord), who lives in a beautiful Goan home, surrounded by bakers, gardeners, a Man Friday and motley village folk. Antonio, a great votary of the Konkani language, is rather protective of his island.Antonio's son Rafael returns from Mumbai with his Anglo Indian girlfriend, Loretta, after completing his education. Rafael is dismissive of his father's love for Goa and the Konkani culture. On the other hand, Loretta is looking for roots, and falls in love with the island. But Antonio tells her that the only way she can continue living on the island is if she learns Konkani.This leads to a series of events that transform the life on the island and its people.


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