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Vesturport is an Icelandic theatre group, founded on 18 August 2001.〔(History of vesturport )〕 The group has performed plays in the United States, Europe and Australia. In 2011, it received the Europe Prize New Theatrical Realities for its complete work, innovative character and originality.〔(Europe theatre prize: Peter Stein seethes and Vesturport vaults )〕 ==Overview== On the day that the theatre group was founded, the play ''Discopigs'' was performed in Reykjavík. Over the next three years the group performed the plays ''Key around the neck'', ''Titus'' and ''Mr. Man''.〔 Its first performance outside of Iceland was ''Romeo and Juliet'', on the 18th of November 2004 in Playhouse Theatre, London.〔http://www.thisistheatre.com/londonshows/romeo-and-juliet.html 〕 Romeo and Juliet was subsequently shown in Germany, Poland, Norway and Finland.〔(Romeo and Juliet ) Vesturport〕 In 2004 the group premiered the Icelandic play ''Brim'' and it received the Icelandic Gríma award for the best theatre script.〔(2004 Gríma award )〕 Later on the same year, 30 April 2004 the group premiered the first theatre play of Víkingur Kristinsson, ''Shopping mall shattered''.〔(Shopping mall shattered ) Vesturport〕 In 2008 the group premiered the plays ''Together'' and ''Love'' in Reykjavík City Theatre and ''Dubbeldelush'' in Akureyri Theatre. On the 15th of October the group premiered the play ''Woyzeck'' in the Howard Gilman opera house in Brooklyn.〔(US debut of Iceland’s Vesturport Theatre’s Production of Woyzeck Features Original Music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis )〕 A year later the group premiered the play ''Metamorphosis'' in Tasmania in a collaboration with Lyric Hammersmith.〔(Metamorphosis | Lyric Hammersmith / Vesturport ) Australian Stage〕 The group then collaborated with Nick Cave and Warren Ellis to compose music for the play Faust,〔(Faust - Theatre review ) The Guardian〕 with planned performances in Berlin, Hamburg and London.〔(Vesturport og Nick Cave gera nýja leikgerð af Faust ) (icelandic) Vísir.is〕 In 2010 the group received favorable criticism from the New York Times for the play ''Metamorphosis'', which increased the popularity of the group.〔(Metamorphosis - Theater ) The New York Times〕〔(Ameríka opnast fyrir Vesturport ) (icelandic) Vísir.is〕 A year later the group started collaborating with Tony-award winner Robin de Levita on ''Metamorphosis'', ''Romeo and Juliet'', ''Loce the Musical'', The brothers Karazom and Mad Alice, with planned performances in the United States.〔(Vesturport theatre group and Robin de Levita hope to bring mad alice, love the musical to the US )〕 In the same year, the group received the Europe Theatre Prize for innovative character and originality.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vesturport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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