The second Reykjavík Fringe took place from 29 June - 6 July 2019. 20 venues, 100+ shows, 250+ performers and 200+ performances.

Opening party

The opening party took place at Hlemmur Square on Saturday 29 June, and included:

* The Orchestra of Kimis presents- silent disco, inside a glowing installation by Huldufugl
* Performers from Draumveruleiki performing jaw-dropping acts on a pole
* American Single Show who possibly found true love in the audience
* Miss Vanilla Darling giving guests a taste of the Norwegian cabaret group Fifi von Tassel presents: Varietease
* DJ set by Huldufugl
* Drag-Súgur closed off the night with one of their legendary drag acts!

The host for the night was the hilarious Elva Dögg from My Voices Have Tourettes.

Preview night

The preview night took place at Tjarnarbíó on Sunday 30 June, where each and every performance got exactly 2 minutes to present themselves to a room full of artists, media, friends and audience members.

Before the preview night a parade took place from Hlemmur Square to Tjarnarbíó, with performers being stopped along the way and at Tjarnarbíó for a TV interview.

Following on from the Preview Night was the opening party of ÖRyrkinn / INvalid by Bára Halldórsdóttir, a 3 day installation in Listastofan.

wrap party and awards

After a week packed with artistic happenings all across the city, just before midnight on the final night, Saturday 6 July, the closing party and award ceremony took place inside a packed Bíó Paradís.

Awards were given out in 16 categories, and award winners were:

AUDIENCE CHOICE: The Saga of the Shining Emblem
VOLUNTEER AWARD: Ana Zahin & Adam Purnell
BEST ENSEMBLE: Throwaway!
BEST DUET: Repertory Theatre
ACT ALONE: Laurie Black: Space Cadette
NORDIC FRINGE NETWORK AWARD: Romeo + Juliet
SAN DIEGO EXCHANGE: My Voices Have Tourettes
PUNCH IN THE FACE: INvalid/ÖRyrkinn
TAKE MY BREATH AWAY: 'SQ'
FUNNY AWARD: Hooligan Dachshund
FRINGE OF THE FRINGE: A Time-Travel Lip-Sync Silent-Disco Walking-Tour Performance House Party by the Orchestra of Kimis
YOUTH FRINGE: Veður / Weather
SPIRIT OF THE FRINGE: Huw C Jones
RISING STAR: Linda: Easy Killing
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE: Swan Woman / Svankvinnan
GRAND PRIX: Ég býð mig fram / I Volunteer

Jury members were Gígja Jónsdóttir (dancer), Unnar Geir Unnarsson (actor) representing Visit Reykjavík, Finnbogi Þorkell Jónsson (actor) and Þórunn Sunneva Elfarsdóttir (designer) representing Act Alone, as well as Nanna Gunnars (festival director) and Jessica LoMonaco (festival production manager) with the help of venue managers, stage managers and volunteers.

Additionally, Art of Astonishment by Keith Brown, The Ambiguous Vagabond by Gilad Shabtay, Dragsúgur, Draumveruleiki, Hooligan Dachshund by Hugleikur Dagsson, Jesus Year by Jono Duffy, Kassinn by Huldufugl, MIMRA, The Saga of the Shining Emblem and Sexy Talk by Lolly Magg all had SOLD OUT shows.

Here you’ll find the ONLINE PROGRAMME for RVK Fringe 2019, and can browse by dates, venues or genres.
You can also download the RVK Fringe app for iOS or Android to view 2019 schedule. Guests were able to vote for their favourite act, the one with most votes won Audience Choice Award.
Tickets sold through tix.is

Key dates:
29 June: Opening party at Hlemmur Square @20:00
30 June: Parade from Hlemmur Square to Tjarnarbíó @18:00
30 June: Preview night at Tjarnarbíó @19:30
1-6 July: 250 performances in 17+ venues
6 July: Closing party and award ceremony at Bíó Paradís @23:30

Around 100 shows took place in 17+ various venues across the city from 1-6 July, performing more than 250 times.

The venues were:
Aðventkirkjan, Dansverkstæðið (Dance Atelier), Dillon, Gallerí Fold, Gaukurinn, Hannesarholt, Hard Rock, Hlemmur Square, IÐNÓ, Kaffi Lækur, Listastofan, Nordic House, R6013, Secret Cellar, Sirkús Íslands tent, Tjarnarbíó and Þjóðleikhúskjallarinn (National Theatre Cellar).

Additionally there were several outdoor performances and performances in private residencies.