New artwork to premiere at Chesterfield Children’s Festival
This summer, a new artwork encouraging families to play, explore, and connect in fun will premiere at the Chesterfield Children’s Festival.
Commissioned by Junction Arts and First Art, the Post Office of Possibilities is an interactive art installation that blends street theatre and community engagement.
The piece will premiere at the Chesterfield Children’s Festival. The festival is a free, family-friendly celebration of arts and culture for children aged 0–16. The festival is in Queen’s Park from 26–27 July 2025.
Created by outdoor theatre specialists, the Babbling Vagabonds, in collaboration with young people from Boza Youth, the Post Office of Possibilities is based on the classic British post office. It will be packed with hands-on features brimming with surprises. Visitors will be invited to pen postcards of positivity and letters to their future selves, with playful prompts that spark conversations around hope, wellbeing, aspirations, and what it means to live a good life.
Colourful, costumed characters from the “Department of Dreams” will roam the festivals, animating the space with skits, games and interactive encounters.
Phil Coggins from The Babbling Vagabonds said: “The Department of Dreams and their Post Office of Possibilities is here to deliver joy, curiosity, and connection. This pop-up show will blend playful performance with hands-on creativity. We want to reignite the joy of slow, tangible, human connection in an increasingly digital world.”
Young people from Bolsover will shape the new artwork. The Babbling Vagabonds will work closely with Boza Youth, Bolsover’s volunteer-run youth club for 11–17-year-olds, over the coming months to co-create the piece.
Jemma Burton, Project Manager at Junction Arts, said: “The young people were instrumental in selecting The Babbling Vagabonds and shaping the project. They wanted something that spoke to their age group — something fun, creative, and inspiring. The Post Office of Possibility is all that and more: a space for positive expression and joyful interaction.”
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