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Talent Hunt : Operation B.Ed.

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English Association's Talent Hunt, initially scheduled for 26/11/21, finally happened today. We named our programme "Operation B.Ed." creating a variety of performances around the one thing that has now occupied the centre stage in our lives - B.Ed. The idea was to recreate a B.Ed. classroom on stage, a "meta B.Ed classroom" if you will. We did not have to search far to find inspiration for our characters or dialogues, it was ourselves, our professors and MTTC itself. We were not really acting the apprehension and uncertainty that echoed in our dialogues, they were very real and present in our initial thoughts and conversations in class.  I remember how all of us were nervous before getting on stage. Not all of us were singers, or dancers or actors, but we were willing to try. The people who were good at their own interests were kind and supportive as we practiced hard. And to be honest, it never felt like a chore, we were very clear as a class as to what we wan...