Cow | Deer Tickets
About Cow | Deer
Don’t miss the brand-new experimental play, Cow | Deer, coming to the Royal Court Theatre. Book Cow | Deer tickets on TodayTix.
Cow | Deer is a play that includes no words as it seeks to decentre humans while telling the story of a cow and a deer. This unique production explores the relationship between humans, animals, and the environment.
This production is co-created by avant-garde director Katie Mitchell (Bluets, Anatomy of a Suicide), Nina Segal (Shooting Hedda Gabler, Big Guns), and Melanie Wilson (Oracle Song, Opera for the Unknown Woman), who is also the sound artist. The designer is Alex Eales (East is South), and the lighting designer is Prema Mehta (Hamnet).
Run time
55 min.
Categories
Start date
4th September, 2025
End date
11th October, 2025
More information about Cow | Deer
Cow | Deer in London utilizes four actors alongside sound artists to tell an experimental wordless story.
Director Katie Mitchell is at the play’s helm. She is known for her career, which has spanned over 100 shows, and last year, she directed the experimental play Bluets, also at the Royal Court Theatre.
The Guardian said of the staging, “It is fitting that such an experimental text should get experimental treatment in its staging. The director, Katie Mitchell, uses microphones, cameras and screens to turn it into theatre as overt and contemporaneous film-making.”
This show is a co-production with the National Theatre of Greece. Additionally, the University of Oxford supported the show’s initial development.
What to watch for
- Nina Segal was the winner of the 2022 Playwright’s Scheme Award.
- Following Bluets' success during David Byrne’s first year as artistic director, The Guardian said, “it suggests an intent to push mainstream theatre into edgier ground.” That trend has continued with this new experimental play pushing the boundaries of what theatre can be.
- Director Katie Mitchell was awarded an OBE in 2009.
- Melanie Wilson’s art centres on sound, and experimental forms of composition, and he work earned her an Offie Award in 2011.
Frequently asked questions
What is Cow | Deer about?
Don’t miss the brand-new experimental play, Cow | Deer, coming to the Royal Court Theatre. The play uses no words as it seeks to decentre humans while telling the story of a cow and a deer.
How do you get tickets for Cow | Deer?
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What is the running time of Cow | Deer?
Cow | Deer runs for 55 min.
Which theatre is Cow | Deer at?
Cow | Deer is at London's Royal Court (Upstairs), which is located at Sloane Square, London, SW1W8AS.
How much are tickets for Cow | Deer?
Cow | Deer tickets start at £18.
Who wrote Cow | Deer?
Katie Mitchell, Nina Segal and Melanie Wilson created this play together.
Who directed Cow | Deer?
Katie Mitchell directs the play.
Is Cow | Deer appropriate for kids?
There are currently no age guidelines for this wordless play.
Is Cow | Deer good?
Cow | Deer is an eagerly anticipated new play from the director of the experimental play, Bluets. Through the use of actors and sound, this play seeks to decentre humans from the narrative and tell the story of a cow and a deer.
