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- ↑ Thompson, Ricky (29 October 2014). "Writer Brenda Murphy takes inspiration from the life of her mother for new play Two Sore Legs". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ↑ "New show from Brenda Murphy is '˜Crazy'". Ballymena Times. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2021.