Theatre review: Somewhere Out There You American is zany but overly-long 

Somewhere Out There You, at the Abbey Theatre as part of Dublin Theatre Festival

Cameron Cuffe and Eimear Keating in Somewhere Out There You, at the Abbey Theatre. Picture: Ros Kavanagh

Somewhere Out There You, Abbey Theatre, Dublin ★★★☆☆

Casey has not been lucky in love, or life. Now, she has a new boyfriend, Brett. He’s perfect. Too perfect. The pair have a Nassau Street meet-cute straight out of a movie. He writes poetry. He cooks. He does landscape gardening. He’s American for God’s sake. Casey (played by Abbey newcomer Eimear Keating) also has serious mental health problems, and her family, out of protectiveness or just sibling rivalry, have their suspicions: Brett’s a conman, preying on her weakness. Or worse.