Remember the first time you had to stand up in English class and read Shakespeare? If you recall clammy hands, dry throat, and weak legs, this writer empathises. But Amy Bilimoria might still make you read it out. Teacher, and CEO of Maneckji Petit Cooper Education Trust School in Juhu, Bilimoria has devised a simpler and fun solution. Students of the school will give the Bard’s verses a Beatles’ twist as they perform Hey Jules in Bandra this week.

Director Amy Bilimoria guides performers during the rehearsal. Pics Courtesy/Maneckji Cooper Educational Trust School