Renowned feminist theatre company Scary Little Girls are bringing their spring festival celebrating the power of women in midlife to venues across Cornwall this month. 

This year's festival will be a poignant one as it will be dedicated to the memory of Kirsty Cotton, the talent development manager from Hall for Cornwall who sadly passed away recently. 

Running from May 10 to 17, the Mayven Festival will be taking over venues across Cornwall, bringing a folk theme to this year’s spring offering. 

Working with female artists and performers and championing the work of female writers, directors and producers, the Mayven festival is a spectacular celebration of the power of women in midlife and will bring an uplifting celebration of the freedom it brings this spring. 

Rebecca Mordan, creative director at Scary Little Girls, said: "Kirsty was the first person to elevate us – she, along with Helen Tiplady, appointed me as the first associate artist Hall for Cornwall appointed when they started the programme, back in the day. We owe so much of what we are to her, and I'm personally devastated she’s gone, for myself, the region and the sector. We will miss Kirsty dreadfully.”  

From storytelling events to folk music performances, from celebrations of famous female artists to cabaret shows, the Scary Little Girls team will tell important stories in their own inimitable way at this year's Mayven festival. Its a chance to become a part of the celebration of the power and strength of women. 

Rebecca said: “As fans from previous festivals will know, the Mayven represents a dynamic time in a woman’s life - a time when all of the experience and prowess she brings comes together in a really exciting way.” 

She added: “We are very excited about the women we have brought together to be part of the Mayven festival this spring. We have artists from all over Cornwall – like queens of the scene Angeline Morrison and Jenny Beare – and we’re also working with women from as far away as London and Cumbria, up-and-coming stars of the modern folk scene like Flo Perlin. 

“We are staging unique events that not only blend the skills of our performers but shine a light on some of the areas that Cornwall excels at, like spoken word and circus performance. This year’s Spring Mayven will harness and showcase the amazing power of women and their relationship with music and movement.” 

For more information, visit: scarylittlegirls.co.uk/mayven