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- ↑ Cafarella, Jane (25 March 2016). "'e-baby' in Hobart in 2017". janecafarella.com.au. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- 1 2 Tobin, Patricia (16 March 2015). "Review: e-baby". performing.artshub.com.au. Performing Arts Hub. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ↑ My, Myron (8 March 2015). "REVIEW: Jane Cafarella's E-BABY: A tale of two women". Theatre Press. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ↑ Sebag-Montefiore, Clarissa (27 October 2016). "E-baby review – an endearing but haphazard romp into the complex world of surrogacy". The Guardian .
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- ↑ Ross, Selina (5 March 2023). "Former detainee and advocate Behrouz Boochani brings new life to an ancient play". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 15 March 2023.
