Premiered on Monday, October 12, 2026 in LHÍ Laugarnes.
Premiering in 1901, three sisters is one of Anton Chekhov's best-known plays The work is about sisters Olga, Maria and Irina and their brother Andrei who live in a small Russian town and aspire to get back to Moscow Under the surface of everyday life, the characters deal with hopes, love, disappointment, loneliness and the feeling that the life they dream of is constantly moving away.
Students work under the guidance of Agnar Jón Egilsson, associate professor at LHÍ and professional director of the acting program. The set, costumes and the entire setting of the show are in the hands of the theater group. The production is part of the acting program of the Performing Arts Department of LHÍ, within the course Play Interpretation V.
When:
Premiere - Monday 12.10.26 - at: 20.00
II Show - Tuesday 13.10.26 - at: 20.00
III Show - Wednesday 14.10.26 - at: 20.00
IV Show - Thursday 15.10.26 - at: 20.00
(The show is 3 hours with one break)
Where:
Big Black Box, LHÍ Laugarnes.
Laugarnesvegur 91, 105 Reykjavík.
The entrance is below a house, from the concrete parking lot The entrance is closer to the Sæbraut.
Characters and actors:
Írena: Sigríður Ragnarsdóttir
Masha: Gúa Margrét Bjarnadóttir
Olga: Rán Ragnarsdóttir
Natasha: Lísbet Sveinsdóttir
Andrei: Freysteinn Sverrisson
Tchebutykin: Óskar Snorri Óskarsson
Kulygin: Baldur Björnsson
Tuzenbach: Ágúst Örn Börgesson Wigum
Vershínín: Kolbeinn Sveinsson
Saljoni: Baldur Björnsson
Anfísa: Freysteinn Sverrisson, Ágúst Örn Börgesson Wigum and Kolbeinn Sveinsson
Skortsov duel witness: Rán Ragnarsdóttir
Other relatives:
Project management, interpretation teaching and directing: Agnar Jón Egilsson
Assistance with movements: Vala Ómarsdóttir
Assistance with voice work: Edda Rún Ólafsdóttir
Assistance with technology: María Jóngerð Gunnlaugsdóttir
Technical run, curation and stage management: Students in the LHÍ stage study.