Beisik Bitch//Nanna Gunnars
Iceland University of the Arts
Graduation Festival 2026
MA in Performing Arts
Beisik bitch. Who is she? How does she behave? What conversations does she have? In what environment does she thrive? Does anyone take her seriously?
Maybe she's struggling like the roach with the pole to not be bitter? Or is it the other way around, does she want to be as bitter as possible to fit in with the group?
Nanna Gunnars has gone deep into researching the concept of “beisik bitch” and now shares the results for the first time with the audience on stage. She delves into the staging of the self and questions the expectations that are placed on women in today's individualist-oriented society, even in the equality paradise of Iceland where women are all roads capable - isn't it otherwise?
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Nanna Gunnars (she) is an actress and producer She graduated with a BA (Hons) in European Drama Studies from Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance in London in 2012 and has since made many appearances, on stage, in voice-over and as an event director Nanna is one half of a creative studio called Huldufugl, which blends theatre and the latest technology Hidden Bird has staged theatrical productions within virtual reality; the award-winning show Kassinn and Parallel People which was shown at the National Theatre Huldufugl recently released the first Icelandic film in virtual reality, Fallax.
Nanna also founded and curated the festival RVK Fringe Festival from 2018-2022.
Actresses:
Nanna Gunnars
Tinna Þorvalds-Önnudóttir
Lighting and sound design:
Owen Hindley
Manuscript:
Nanna Gunnars supervised the script, but it was done in a co-creation process with Tinna Þorvalds-Önnudóttir, Bergdís Júlía Jóhannsdóttir and Owen Hindley.
Mentor:
Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir
Thanks:
Brogan Davison
Bryndís Ósk Þ. Ingvarsdóttir
Gígja Sara Björnsson
Hrefna Lind Lárusdóttir
History of Kjerulf Sigurðardóttir
Sepideh Safyari Chohragh
Steinunn Knúts-Önudóttir
Tjarnarbío
GOSH
Nathan.is
My classmates in the MA program: Anastina, Bergdís Júlía, Linda, Nonni and Simon
Beisik bitch my friends, colleagues and family members for inspiration
When:
28.01.2026 from 8pm-9pm - Q&A
29/01/2026 from 6 pm-7 pm
01/29/2026 from 9 pm-10 pm (in English)
Where:
Stora Black Box, L223 - Laugarnesvegur 91, 105 Reykjavík.
Entrance below the house, from the concrete parking lot, door closest to Sæbraut.
