How to Keep an Alien

<i>How to Keep an Alien</i> is a funny and tender autobiographical tale in which Irish Sonya and Australian Kate meet and fall in love but Kate's visa is up and she must leave the country. Together they must find a way to prove to the Department of Immigration that they have the right to live together in Ireland. <br/><br/>The paper trail of evidence for 'the visa people' takes them on a global odyssey from County Offaly to the Queensland Bush. It's a tricky business coming from opposite ends of the earth. It takes an Olympian will and the heart of a whale but above all else paperwork. <br/><br/><i>How to Keep an Alien </i>is written and performed by Sonya Kelly with Justin Murphy. Sonya Kelly's debut show <i>The Wheelchair on My Face </i>won a Scotsman Fringe First Award in 2012 and was the New York Times Critics' Pick. <br/><br/>This edition was published to coincide with a revival of the original production including performances at the Traverse Theatre Edinburgh and the Soho Theatre London in summer 2015.