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How to Keep an Alien
A Story about Falling in Love and Proving It to the Government
How to Keep an Alien
A Story about Falling in Love and Proving It to the Government
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Description
How to Keep an Alien 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.
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.
How to Keep an Alien is written and performed by Sonya Kelly, with Justin Murphy. Sonya Kelly's debut show, The Wheelchair on My Face, won a Scotsman Fringe First Award in 2012 and was the New York Times Critics' Pick.
This edition was published to coincide with a revival of the original production, including performances at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.
Product details

Published | 17 Sep 2015 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 64 |
ISBN | 9781474263245 |
Imprint | Methuen Drama |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Series | Modern Plays |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Unflaggingly hilarious . . . How to Keep an Alien is the funniest, most touching of love stories, its open-heartedness a rarity in this cynical age
Sunday Independent
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This show is simply “beautiful” and you won't want to miss it
The Public Reviews