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- 1 2 3 Loyalist paramilitaries drive playwright from his home – The Guardian , 21 December 2005.
- ↑ The Theatre Awards: 1997. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ↑ Playwright hits back against intimidation – The Observer , 29 January 2006.
- ↑ Interview with Gary Mitchell, The Belfast Telegraph, 12 May 2014
