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- ↑ "The Da Vinci Code UK Tour 2021 - Live On Stage - Book Now". British Theatre. 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ↑ Piercy, Grace (2022-05-06). "Play cancels rest of UK tour ahead of Norwich performances". Norwich Evening News. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
- ↑ "Michael Urie, Hannah Cruz, and Charles Shaughnessy to Lead American Premiere of The Da Vinci Code - TheaterMania.com". 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ↑ "The Da Vinci Code review – a decent crack at staging the bestseller". The Guardian . 2022-02-10. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04.