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- ↑ "Theatre workshop remains homeless", Trinidad and Tobago Guardian, 27 May 2015.
- ↑ "The Journey" Archived 2013-07-08 at the Wayback Machine , Trinidad Theatre Workshpop website.
- ↑ "Derek Walcott", Change Performing Arts.
- ↑ "Trinidad Theatre Workshop (TTW)", Ministry of Sport and Community Development, Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
