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- ↑ "THEATRE / Reading between the lines: Caroline Donald looks into the accusations of racism aimed at a revival of Saunders Lewis's Blodeuwedd at Cardiff's Sherman Theatre" . The Independent. London. 1992-09-23. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
- 1 2 Programme notes, The Snow Spider, Sherman Theatre, 1990
- ↑ URL: http://www.pintsizedplays.org.uk/
- ↑ "Trustees". The Theatres Trust. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
- ↑ The British Theatre Guide URL: http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/dannychampion-rev.htm
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