A performing arts production written and performed by learners from the Foundation Studies Department at Chesterfield College.



Chesterfield’s new Mayor and Mayoress Fred Quayle and Shirley Boulton had front row seats to a stunning performance by students with disabilities and learning difficulties from Chesterfield College.

The annual showcase, which this year led the audience on a journey through ancient cultures of the world, followed months of preparation by students, who made all the props and costumes for the production.

The performance represents a personal achievement for all who took part in front of a packed house at the Winding Wheel Theatre on Wednesday evening.

Helen Evans, a lecturer on the Foundation Studies Programme who has worked alongside the students writing scripts and choreographing dances, said: “It’s great to see the students achieving and learning to their full potential. The show is always an occasion for the students, staff, parents and carers to be proud.

Helen added “Every detail of the production, from the sets, props, costumes and the art exhibition through to the dances and scripts, is the result of their creative ideas and efforts, and we were delighted to welcome the new Mayor and Mayoress to see the finished product.”

Pictured (left to right) are Students Sarah Schwartz, Mayoress Shirley Boulton and Mayor Fred Quayle with students David Griffiths (back row), Gemma Ashton and Natalie Law.