How Cow Now Cow completes 75 shows

An idea that sparked from a storytelling session in Bengaluru, has travelled across venues in different parts of the country to become a play, which although was primarily crafted for children, has struck a chord with adults too. Filled with elements of drama and satire, How Cow Now Cow has recently completed its 75th show and counting. Adapted from a German play, titled Rosemarie the Cow, by Andri Beyeler, this dramatic piece was first staged in May 2015.
“The specialty of our play, perhaps, is the diversity of places that we have covered and the audiences that we have performed for.As a troupe of travelling theatre artistes, we have evolved and tried to make the performance better each time. The goal is to reach out to more and more children, particularly to those who belong to the marginalized sections of the city living in remote areas, and who have little or no access to the arts and theatre education,” says Vinod Ravindran, the director of the play.
So far, they have performed at government schools, NGO-run centres, theatre festivals in Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, Pondicherry and Guwahati, apart from various art/alternative spaces and even libraries in Bengaluru.
As the title of the play suggests, the storyline revolves around Rosamma, who has turned into an angry and argumentative cow. Replete with components such as shadow puppetry, music and object theatre, this dramatic piece aims to take its audience on an imaginative journey, enabling multiple interpretations. The play is translated into Kannada by KG Rajalakshmi, while the performers are Sachin Gurjale, Rency Philip and Anirudh Mahesh.