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- ↑ "Home". London Fringe Theatre Festival. Archived from the original on September 4, 2000.
- ↑ "London Fringe Theatre Festival Reviews – 2019" . Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Palace Theatre cancels its season plus already-postponed London Fringe" . Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Palace Theatre cancels its season plus already-postponed London Fringe" . Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Fringe Binge, a musical bash and art exhibition opening at Palace Theatre" . Retrieved 2022-03-30.