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- ↑ Sutherland-Addy, Esi (2002). "Drama in Her Life: Interview with Adeline Ama Buabeng". In Femi Osofisan; James Gibbs; Jane PlastowMartin Banham (eds.). African Theatre: Women. James Currey Publishers. pp. 66–. ISBN 978-0-85255-596-5.
- ↑ James Gibbs (2009). Nkyin-kyin: Essays on the Ghanaian Theatre. Rodopi. p. 29. ISBN 978-90-420-2517-2.
