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- ↑ Smith, Alistair (6 May 2010). "Survey – critics still crucial to theatre". The Stage.
- ↑ Schott, Ben (11 March 2010). "Paint Never Dries". Schott's Vocab Blog. The New York Times.
- ↑ "The luvvie power list 2010: theatre's 50 most influential people". The Times. 15 December 2010.
- ↑ "A West End Whinger".