Members of the tiatr fraternity have reportedly called for expediting the repair work of the Margao Ravindra Bhavan and make Pai Tiatrist Hall available to stage tiatrs at the earliest. Tiatr producers and directors spend huge amounts of money to bring out a tiatr and hope to recover from shows staged during the monsoon. However the Pai Tiatrist Hall remains out of bounds for the tiatr fraternity due to repair works. It does not seem proper to carry out the repair works during the monsoon as the rains can delay the repair work. An entire tiatr season has been lost as there are also plans to shut down the auditorium ahead of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). Tiatr is a popular form of entertainment for Goans. It would be in the fitness of things for all repair works at the cultural centres, like the Ravindra Bhavans and Kala Academy, to be carried out during the period tiatrs are not staged. This is the 40-day Lenten season. It would be desirable to maintain this schedule in future so the Goans tiatr lovers are not deprived of this popular form of entertainment.
