Kolbrún Björt Sigfúsdóttir has been working as a director since her debut Kjöt (Meat) in 2006. As artistic director of Brite Theater she has directed all of the company's shows. Kolbrún was awarded the Edwin Rudd Scholarship following her outstanding work at University of Exeter where she did her masters in Staging Shakespeare which enabled her to continue to make work with the company immediately after graduating. Brite Theater is continually touring with Richard III (a one-woman show). The show was awarded the Creative Award, Inspiration Award and Performance Award at the Prague Fringe Awards and the Bobby Award at Edinburgh Fringe 2015. The company also has two more shows on the road, (Can This Be) Home and Hamlet (an experience).
Kolbrún works freelance and is currently working on multiple projects as a director and dramaturg. She is an associate artist at Annexe Repertory Theatre, you can catch their work at the Formation Festival at Assembly Roxy twice yearly. She runs a group and website for theatre directors in Scotland.
Kolbrún is also a budding playwright. Her original plays include Kjöt; Bitter Sweet; Chet Baker, Love; My Only Love Sprung from My Only Hate and Shakespeare in Hell, with many more in the works. Kolbrún was chosen as one of six playwrights to be mentored at the Playwrights' Studio Scotland to develop Troubles of the Female Variety under Alan McKendrick's guidance. Since she has had her work staged at the Tron Theatre, Stage to Page and by In Motion Theatre Company and had further mentoring with Zinnie Harris at the Traverse Theatre. Her piece (Can This Be) Home was awarded the New Territories Award at Prague Fringe 2018.
Kolbrún is based in Edinburgh but has worked in Iceland, Sweden, Thailand and the UK and her work has toured in the US, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Italy, Pakistan, Romania with many more international festivals on the horizon. You can contact her here.
Kolbrún works freelance and is currently working on multiple projects as a director and dramaturg. She is an associate artist at Annexe Repertory Theatre, you can catch their work at the Formation Festival at Assembly Roxy twice yearly. She runs a group and website for theatre directors in Scotland.
Kolbrún is also a budding playwright. Her original plays include Kjöt; Bitter Sweet; Chet Baker, Love; My Only Love Sprung from My Only Hate and Shakespeare in Hell, with many more in the works. Kolbrún was chosen as one of six playwrights to be mentored at the Playwrights' Studio Scotland to develop Troubles of the Female Variety under Alan McKendrick's guidance. Since she has had her work staged at the Tron Theatre, Stage to Page and by In Motion Theatre Company and had further mentoring with Zinnie Harris at the Traverse Theatre. Her piece (Can This Be) Home was awarded the New Territories Award at Prague Fringe 2018.
Kolbrún is based in Edinburgh but has worked in Iceland, Sweden, Thailand and the UK and her work has toured in the US, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Italy, Pakistan, Romania with many more international festivals on the horizon. You can contact her here.