BRITE THEATER
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 The Seagull in 2008, Það dansar enginn við sjálfan sig (Nobody Dances with Themselves) in 2009, Aladdin - The Musical in 2010, King Lear, My Only Love Sprung from My Only Hate, Coriolanus and Shakespeare in Hell in 2013, and The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and Titus Andronicus in 2014. In 2015 the company staged Kolbrún's original play Bitter Sweet at Discover 21 Theatre, Edinburgh and Richard III (a one-person show), which continues to tour internationally and nationally after being awarded all three awards at Prague Fringe and the Bobby Award at Edinburgh Fringe 2015. In 2016 she started documenting her experience of Brexit, which culminated in three versions of (Can This Be) Home, which won the New Territories Award at Prague Fringe 2018. She also directed Hamlet (an experience) which went on to tour internationally. Brite Theater created Deliverance in lockdown 2020 with producers Vanishing Point which toured Scotland the following year with Creative Scotland support and had dates in South Korea. Kolbrún directed Sandcastles by Steve McMahon (ART Award Recipient) for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022, and directed Timonopoly ahead of this year's festival.
FREELANCE
As a freelance director her credits include her graduation piece The Seagull at the Icelandic National Theatre in 2008 and Lykillinn að jólunum (e. The Key to Christmas) for Akureyri Theatre in 2009. She co-directed Galdra-Loftur for Hveragerdi Drama Club in 2010 and Notes on Some Persons, Starting to Crack at the Northcott Theatre in Exeter in 2013. She directed the world premiere of Ben Blow's The Bruce in Ireland in 2015 and Jen McGregor's Creepie Stool for its Highland tour in 2016, both produced by Black Dingo Productions. As an associate at Annexe Repertory Theatre Kolbrun directed devised piece We Got Now, contemporary classic The Maids by Jean Genet, both in 2018 and the world premiere of Ben Blow's Nothing But The Gallows in 2019. She directed the Traverse Theatre's staged reading of Maryland by Lucy Kirkwood in 2021. Kolbrún does a lot of new writing development, including 44 Sex Acts in One Week by David Finnigan as part of the Traverse's Open Submissions in 2019 and candy by Ryan Hay at the Tron Theatre. She's was Resident Director at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow, directing Me and My Sister Tell Each Other Everything by Uther Dean and hang by debbie tucker green spring 2022. In 2023 she directed Variant by Peter Arnott, ChildMinder by Iain McClure and The Beatles Were a Boyband by Rachel O'Regan. She returned to Shakespeare for Twelfth Night at the Royal Conservatoire in 2024 and did some large scale touring directing for Seabright. Her newest show, Þetta er gjöf, is currently running at the Icelandic National Theatre.
ASSISTING
Kolbrún assisted Kristin Eysteinsdottir on Rústað (e. Blasted) at the Reykjavik City Theatre in 2008 and Egill Heidar Palsson on Frun från havet at Göteborgs Stadsteater in 2013. Once in Scotland she's assisted Rosie Kellagher on BILLY - The Days of Howling produced by A Play, A Pie and A Pint at Oran Mor and Traverse Theatre in 2016. As a recipient of a FST assistant director bursary she assisted Zinnie Harris on A Number by Caryl Churchill performed at the Lyceum in April 2017. The performance was nominated for five CATS awards, including best production and Zinnie Harris won the award for best director. Kolbrun was given the JMK assistant director bursary to assist Gareth Nicholls on Ulster American by David Ireland at the Traverse Theatre. Ulster American won a Fringe First award and the Carol Tambor Award at the Edinburgh Festival 2018 and three CATS awards, best female performance, best new play and best production 2019. Kolbrún was supported artist on Vanishing Point's The Metamorphosis 2020.
IN DEVELOPMENT
Kolbrún specialises in new writing, providing dramaturgy as well as direction. She is currently working with Julie Tsang, Peter Arnott, Emery Schaffer, Ella Hällgren, Harry Mould and Jane Livingstone to develop some of their work, to name a few.
If you have a great project Kolbrún might be suited to direct please contact her here.
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 The Seagull in 2008, Það dansar enginn við sjálfan sig (Nobody Dances with Themselves) in 2009, Aladdin - The Musical in 2010, King Lear, My Only Love Sprung from My Only Hate, Coriolanus and Shakespeare in Hell in 2013, and The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and Titus Andronicus in 2014. In 2015 the company staged Kolbrún's original play Bitter Sweet at Discover 21 Theatre, Edinburgh and Richard III (a one-person show), which continues to tour internationally and nationally after being awarded all three awards at Prague Fringe and the Bobby Award at Edinburgh Fringe 2015. In 2016 she started documenting her experience of Brexit, which culminated in three versions of (Can This Be) Home, which won the New Territories Award at Prague Fringe 2018. She also directed Hamlet (an experience) which went on to tour internationally. Brite Theater created Deliverance in lockdown 2020 with producers Vanishing Point which toured Scotland the following year with Creative Scotland support and had dates in South Korea. Kolbrún directed Sandcastles by Steve McMahon (ART Award Recipient) for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022, and directed Timonopoly ahead of this year's festival.
FREELANCE
As a freelance director her credits include her graduation piece The Seagull at the Icelandic National Theatre in 2008 and Lykillinn að jólunum (e. The Key to Christmas) for Akureyri Theatre in 2009. She co-directed Galdra-Loftur for Hveragerdi Drama Club in 2010 and Notes on Some Persons, Starting to Crack at the Northcott Theatre in Exeter in 2013. She directed the world premiere of Ben Blow's The Bruce in Ireland in 2015 and Jen McGregor's Creepie Stool for its Highland tour in 2016, both produced by Black Dingo Productions. As an associate at Annexe Repertory Theatre Kolbrun directed devised piece We Got Now, contemporary classic The Maids by Jean Genet, both in 2018 and the world premiere of Ben Blow's Nothing But The Gallows in 2019. She directed the Traverse Theatre's staged reading of Maryland by Lucy Kirkwood in 2021. Kolbrún does a lot of new writing development, including 44 Sex Acts in One Week by David Finnigan as part of the Traverse's Open Submissions in 2019 and candy by Ryan Hay at the Tron Theatre. She's was Resident Director at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow, directing Me and My Sister Tell Each Other Everything by Uther Dean and hang by debbie tucker green spring 2022. In 2023 she directed Variant by Peter Arnott, ChildMinder by Iain McClure and The Beatles Were a Boyband by Rachel O'Regan. She returned to Shakespeare for Twelfth Night at the Royal Conservatoire in 2024 and did some large scale touring directing for Seabright. Her newest show, Þetta er gjöf, is currently running at the Icelandic National Theatre.
ASSISTING
Kolbrún assisted Kristin Eysteinsdottir on Rústað (e. Blasted) at the Reykjavik City Theatre in 2008 and Egill Heidar Palsson on Frun från havet at Göteborgs Stadsteater in 2013. Once in Scotland she's assisted Rosie Kellagher on BILLY - The Days of Howling produced by A Play, A Pie and A Pint at Oran Mor and Traverse Theatre in 2016. As a recipient of a FST assistant director bursary she assisted Zinnie Harris on A Number by Caryl Churchill performed at the Lyceum in April 2017. The performance was nominated for five CATS awards, including best production and Zinnie Harris won the award for best director. Kolbrun was given the JMK assistant director bursary to assist Gareth Nicholls on Ulster American by David Ireland at the Traverse Theatre. Ulster American won a Fringe First award and the Carol Tambor Award at the Edinburgh Festival 2018 and three CATS awards, best female performance, best new play and best production 2019. Kolbrún was supported artist on Vanishing Point's The Metamorphosis 2020.
IN DEVELOPMENT
Kolbrún specialises in new writing, providing dramaturgy as well as direction. She is currently working with Julie Tsang, Peter Arnott, Emery Schaffer, Ella Hällgren, Harry Mould and Jane Livingstone to develop some of their work, to name a few.
If you have a great project Kolbrún might be suited to direct please contact her here.