About How Now Brown Cow
How Now Brown Cow is committed to presenting a mix of well known local and international texts, new cutting edge contemporary plays, as well as commissioning new works by gifted South African and International playwrights.
Meet the people who bring this all to life!
Julie-Anne McDowell
Julie-Anne hails from Belfast and trained with RADA both in classical ballet and speech and drama. She performed in numerous musical and repertory theatre productions around Northern Ireland including Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible, Model in Beauty (NI Best Supporting Actress Award), Julia in Me and My Best Friend (NI Best Actress Award), Catherine in The Memory Of Water, countless pantos and as part of her degree at Manchester University the role of Elvire in Don Juan in French.
In 2006 she moved to Johannesburg to marry her now husband and returned to acting in 2017 in Couplet which ran at the National Arts Festival and the Theatre On The Square. In 2018/19 she appeared as Marilyn in The Revlon Girl at the National Arts Festival, the Theatre On The Square and the Hilton Arts Festival which earned her a Naledi Best Supporting Actress Nomination. In 2022 and 2023 She played Maureen in The Beauty Queen Of Leenane at The Theatre On The Square Sandton and The Baxter Pam Golding Theatre for which she was nominated for a Naledi Best Actress Award.
Fluent in French and Spanish, Julie-Anne holds a Joint Hons Degree in languages, an International Marketing Diploma and a Masters with Distinction in Script and Screenwriting.
Daniel Galloway
Daniel fell in love with theatre by accident, while trying to be an opening bowler for South Africa, and has not been able to get away from it for the last 24 years. With a Degree in Drama & Linguistics from Rhodes University and following 8 years at the University of Cape Town as resident Production Manager & Lighting Designer, Daniel was asked to join the brand new, purpose built Fugard Theatre in Cape Town as Managing Director & Producer in 2010. There he worked alongside Producer Eric Abraham leading a formidable team which established The Fugard as one of the Premiere Theatre Destinations in South Africa.
Daniel, in his career, has produced over 150 productions both locally and internationally, which collectively have received over 220 Award Nominations.
After almost a decade at the helm of The Fugard Theatre, Daniel now offers his Executive Management Experience, Consultancy Services and Lighting Design to the Theatre Industry, among others.
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playwright with a script that needs producing, or a sponsor looking to invest in the arts? Get in touch