Friðrik Friðriksson, Managing Director Performing Arts Centre Iceland, Coordinator of the Icelandic Committee EURODRAM, at the opening speach at the Icelandic Embassy in Berlin on 14.05.2025 © Photo: Jón Þorgeir Kristjánsson / National Theatre Iceland
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On 14 May 2025, the Icelandic Embassy in Berlin hosted a presentation of Icelandic theatre by the Performing Arts Centre Iceland . The focus was on readings of excerpts from the plays „Home“ (Heim) by Hrafnhildur Hagalín and „A Space for Love“ (Rými fyrir ást) by Tyrfingur Tyrfingsson in the translation by Kristof Magnusson. The event was managed by Friðrik Friðriksson, Managing Director of the Performing Arts Centre Iceland and Coordinator of the Icelandic EURODRAM Committee. The German-speaking committee had supported Friðrik in establishing contacts.
Below is the (slightly modified) summary on the FB page of the Performing Arts Centre:
The event began with an introduction to the Icelandic performing arts by Friðrik Friðriksson, Managing Director of the Performing Arts Centre. Then three outstanding Berlin actors read fragments from the plays „Heim“ by Hrafnhildur Hagalín and „Space for Love“ by Tyrfing Tyrfingsson in the translation by Kristof Magnússon.
The actors Anna Thalbach, Harald Siebler and Claudia Michelsen during the excellent reading. © Photo: Wolfgang Barth
This was followed by discussions with the authors and an informal reception at Felleshus – the joint cultural space of the Nordic embassies.
Friðrik Friðriksson in conversation with Hrafnhildur Hagalín and Tyrfing Tyrfingsson © Photo: Wolfgang Barth
The event is part of a new project of the Icelandic Performing Arts Center, which aims to increase the visibility of Icelandic theatre on the international stage through presentations and networking in cooperation with the Icelandic Embassy. Among the guests at the event were representatives of the National Theatre of Iceland.
You can read or download the text excerpts and get an impression of the pieces:
If you have any further questions about Icelandic theatre or individual plays, please contact Friðrik Friðriksson directly:fridrik@performingarts.is