Tyrfingur Tyrfingsson Explained

Tyrfingur Tyrfingsson (born 1987)^[1] is an Icelandic playwright, author and director. He was educated at The Iceland Academy of the Arts until 2011, the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts, and Goldsmiths University of London from 2011-2012. He was one of ten people to receive the Outstanding Young Icelanders award in 2016.^[2]

Works

• Bláskjár/Blue Eyes
• The Commercial of the Year^[3]
• Harold Pinters Silence at Reykjavik Art Festival in 2015.
• Bláskjá^[4] for which he was awarded Grímuverðlaun.^[5]
• Kartöfluæturnar^[6]
• Wild Game

He has been awarded and nominated in a number of categories for Grima – awards for Performing Arts in Iceland.

External links

• Biography
• Kvennabladid reviews
• Leikhusin news

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tyrfingur Tyrfingsson playwright . borgarleikhus . 28 June 2018.
2. Web site: Tyrfingur er á topp 10 listanum yfir Framúrskarandi unga Íslendinga 2016 . Framúrskarandi ungir Íslendingar . 28 June 2018.
3. Web site: Tyrfingur Tyrfingsson: »Na Islandiji se vsi preveč trudijo, da ne bi koga prizadeli, in za umetnost je to seveda grozno.« Koridor – križišča umetnosti . koridor-ku.si . 28 June 2018.
4. Web site: Leikskáldið Tyrfingur Tyrfingsson . RÚV . 28 June 2018 . 2 April 2014.
5. Web site: Tyrfingur Tyrfingsson: Snobb - Vísir . 28 June 2018.
6. Web site: Nýtt verk eftir Tyrfing í haust . 28 June 2018.