Born in Reykjavík in 1965, Hrafnhildur Hagalín graduated from the Reykjavík College of Music as a classical guitarist and later studied Literature and Theatre at the University of Sorbonne, Paris-IV. Her first play, “I am the Maestro”, was produced at the Reykjavík City Theatre and won the Icelandic Critics´ Award in 1991 and the Nordic Theatre Prize in 1992. It has since been translated to many languages and produced widely around the world, including Australia, France, England and the USA. It was nominated as Best Foreign Play in Italy in 2004. “Easy now, Electre”, Hrafnhildur´s second play, premiered at the Icelandic National Theatre in 2000 and was nominated to Gríman, the Icelandic Theatre Prize, as the Best Icelandic Play in 2001. It was produced in France in 2008. Her other plays include “North” 2004, “Salka Valka” (an adaption of the novel by Nobel Prize winner Halldór Laxness) 2005, a television play and the radio plays “Loners” (Gríman Icelandic Theatre Prize 2011, Prix Europa nomination 2011) and Open House (Gríman 2013, Nordic Radio Drama Award 2013, Prix Europa 3. Place 2013). Her most recent stage play is "Guilty" 2013. Hrafnhldur's plays have been published by Mál og menning in Reykjavík, Iperborea (Io sono il Maestro, 2003) and Oxford University Press (Easy now, Electre in Anthology of Modern Women Playwrights of Europe, 2002 ). Hrafnhildur is currently under commision from the Reykjavík City Theatre. She lives in Reykjavík.
