The Writers’ Collective
“We are nothing, we have nothing, without stories in the theatre, so we hope that out of this
initiative will come some contemporary South African stories that reflect our global society
and people today,”
Julie-Anne McDowell | Founder How Now Brown Cow.
The Writer’s Collective
Encourages the generation of new South African stories for the stage from established and emerging
South African playwrights.
Launched in 2020 during the Covid Pandemic, The Writers’ Collective commissioned 12 first draft
scripts from which several have been nurtured to second and final draft stages. Renowned dramaturgs
and theatre makers William Nicolson, Greg Homann and Paul-Warrick Griffin provided mentorship
for our initial group of 12 writers. 2023 saw two of these plays transfer from the page to the
stage produced by How Now Brown Cow.
