đź“Ł Announcing Year 5 of The Mavens Professional Development Programme đź“Ł
The Mavens is a female-centric, mentored playwright development programme facilitated by the dlr Mill Theatre in partnership with the Writers Guild of Ireland
The Mavens seeks to explore the representation of aging women from menopausal age onwards in canonical and contemporary playwriting forms. We explore ways in which the mother figure, the non-conformist queer female and the mythic icon female can be reconfigured through an active aging lens.
✨Applications for our 2026 Mavens are now open.✨
⏰Submission Deadline: 5pm, Friday Sept 12th 2025
➡️Female playwrights are invited to submit a CV, a five page writing sample and a note describing why you are interested in the Programme.
📧Please send to info@milltheatre.ie with the subject line: The Maven’s Programme 2026.
Candidates will be shortlisted and invited for interview.
Four candidates will be selected to participate
More info here.