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- ↑ "STEWART PARKER TRUST AWARDS". Irish Theatre Institute. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ↑ "Stewart Parker Trust Award Wins for Nancy Harris, Stacey Gregg and Paul Mercier". Abbey Theatre . Retrieved 8 January 2013.
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