Tyrfingur Tyrfingsson (born 1987) is an award-winning Icelandic playwright whose works have been performed in Iceland, Europe, and North America. Born and raised in Kópavogur, Iceland—the town where all his plays are set—Tyrfingur studied at the Iceland University of the Arts, Janáček Academy in Brno, Czech Republic, and Goldsmiths, University of London. His plays have been staged at several theatres, including the Reykjavík City Theatre, the National Theatre of Iceland, the Stefan Żeromski Theatre in Poland, the KOM Theatre in Helsinki, and the Théâtre de Quat’Sous in Montreal, Canada. His works have also been featured at renowned festivals, including the Avignon Festival and La Mousson d’été in France.
Tyrfingur is a brilliant writer who masters both farce and post-dramatic forms, often combining the two effortlessly. He speaks to urban, international audiences, but as a small-towner, he can also crack jokes about places where everyone knows each other.
Tyrfingur’s plays have been translated into German, Polish, French, English, Finnish, Italian, and Dutch, and published in book form in several countries. A three-time Gríman winner, Tyrfingur Tyrfingsson is a leading voice in contemporary theatre. He currently lives in Amsterdam.