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 McDowell is the CEO of How Now Brown Cow Productions and an award-winning actress, theatre producer and writer. She trained with RADA in classical ballet and speech and drama, holds a joint honours degree in French and Spanish, an International Marketing Diploma and a Masters with Distinction in Script and Screen writing.
In Northern Ireland, she performed in numerous musical and repertory theatre productions including Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible, Mrs Sullen in The Beaux Strategem, Catherine in The Memory Of Water, Viola in Twelfth Night, Model in Beauty winning NI Best Supporting Actress Award, Julia in Me and My Best Friend winning NI Best Actress Award and performed Elvire in Don Juan in French.
Her SA theatre credits include Couplet (2017), The Revlon Girl (2018 and 2019) which earned her a Naledi Best Supporting Actress Nomination, the multi award winning The Beauty Queen Of Leenane (2022 and 2023) for which she was nominated for a Naledi Best Actress Award, and most recently she was nominated for the Naledi Best Solo Performance for the SA premiere of My Name Is Lucy Barton (2024 and 2025).
Her writing has garnered several awards including Best Film and Best Script at The Belfast Arts Festival for The Headcase and The Writers Guild Of South Africa Muse Award, Best Female Scriptwriter at the Toronto Woman’s Film Festival, the Festigious Special Jury Award and An Honorable Mention at the New Jersey Film Festival for the short film The Hive.
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 2009.
There he worked alongside 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 a decade at the helm of The Fugard Theatre, Daniel offers his production and executive management experience, consultancy services and lighting design to the theatre industry, among others - and proudly stands alongside Julie-Anne McDowell at How Now Brown Cow Productions.
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playwright with a script that needs producing, or a sponsor looking to invest in the arts? Get in touch