Cow | Deer
Cow | Deer
Cow | Deer is an experiment in sound lead performance, using only live foley and field recordings to evoke the lives of two animals - a cow and a deer.
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The project was created by Katie Mitchell, Nina Segal and Melanie Wilson, in collaboration with foley artists Ruth Sullivan and Tom Espiner, and commissioned by Royal Court Theatre, London and National Theatre of Greece.
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Cow | Deer ran in London between September - October 2025, and in Athens between November 2025 - January 2026.
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London Cast:
Pandora Colin
Tom Espiner
Tatenda Matsvai
Ruth Sullivan
Athens Cast:
Alexandros Zotaj
Christos Thanos
Joanna Toumpakari
Korian Kokkali
Creative Team:
Co-Creator: Katie Mitchell
Co-Creator: Nina Segal
Co-Creator and Sound Artist: Melanie Wilson
Designer: Alex Eales
Lighting Designer: Prema Mehta
Foley score originated by: Tom Espiner & Ruth Sullivan Associate
Sound Designer & Operator (London): Marie Zschommler
Associate Director (Athens): Irene Fanarioti
Casting Director: Saffeya Shebli
Production Manager: Marius Rønning
Assistant Production Manager: Tiffany Ledesma
Costume Supervisor: Karen Hopkinson
Company Manager: Mica Taylor
Stage Manager: Louise Quartermain
Deputy Stage Manager: Lucy Bradford
Deputy Stage Manager: Cover Aimee Woods
Lighting Supervisor: Izzy Hobby
Lighting Programmer: Lizzie Skellett
Lead Producer: Charlie Bunker for Impossible Producing
Executive Producer: Steven Atkinson
The project was created by Katie Mitchell, Nina Segal and Melanie Wilson, in collaboration with foley artists Ruth Sullivan and Tom Espiner, and commissioned by Royal Court Theatre, London and National Theatre of Greece.
Cow | Deer ran in London between September - October 2025, and in Athens between November 2025 - January 2026.
London Cast:
Pandora Colin
Tom Espiner
Tatenda Matsvai
Ruth Sullivan
Athens Cast:
Alexandros Zotaj
Christos Thanos
Joanna Toumpakari
Korian Kokkali
Creative Team:
Co-Creator: Katie Mitchell
Co-Creator: Nina Segal
Co-Creator and Sound Artist: Melanie Wilson
Designer: Alex Eales
Lighting Designer: Prema Mehta
Foley score originated by: Tom Espiner & Ruth Sullivan Associate
Sound Designer & Operator (London): Marie Zschommler
Associate Director (Athens): Irene Fanarioti
Casting Director: Saffeya Shebli
Production Manager: Marius Rønning
Assistant Production Manager: Tiffany Ledesma
Costume Supervisor: Karen Hopkinson
Company Manager: Mica Taylor
Stage Manager: Louise Quartermain
Deputy Stage Manager: Lucy Bradford
Deputy Stage Manager: Cover Aimee Woods
Lighting Supervisor: Izzy Hobby
Lighting Programmer: Lizzie Skellett
Lead Producer: Charlie Bunker for Impossible Producing
Executive Producer: Steven Atkinson
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