Sonya Kelly

Playwright

Sonya Kelly

Sonya Kelly is a playwright and writer for film and television.

Her plays include The Wheelchair on My Face, a look back at a myopic childhood, (Scotsman Fringe First Award 2012, New York Times Critic's Pick) and How to Keep an Alien (Best Production, Dublin Fringe).

Sonya's work for the acclaimed Druid Theatre Company includes Furniture (Stewart Parker Award, ZEBBIE Award), Once Upon A Bridge (Writers' Guild of Great Britain, Best New Play nominee) and The Last Return (Scotsman Fringe First Award 2022).

She is currently working on a number of TV projects with BBC, Treasure Entertainment and Avalon Television, including Smother for BBC and RTE and Series 4 of Breeders for Sky and FX.

Twitter: @sonyakelly06