REVIEW: Theatre - How to Keep an Alien

Everyman, Cork

Actor and writer, Sonya Kelly, reveals a keen sense of the comedic in her touching, funny autobiographical show about falling in love with an Australian called Kate and the ensuing madness as the duo tries to prove to the Irish immigration authorities that they are a genuine couple.

Sonya, who first meets stage manager, Kate, while acting in a play, is humorous and astute about the headiness of the initial rush of love. She describes how she pretends to like music that she hates and feels “sorry for everyone who isn’t me.”