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- ↑ Gardner, Lyn (30 September 2003). "'Are my plays any good? I haven't a clue'". The Guardian. Lyn Gardner interviews Robert Holman.
- ↑ Gardner, Lyn (8 October 2003). "Across Oka/Rafts and Dreams". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Encore Heroes". Encore Theatre Magazine. Retrieved 17 November 2015.