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- ↑ "Mischief Theatre announces new show Groan Ups and West End residency | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ↑ correspondent, Mark Brown Arts (2019-01-25). "Company behind Play That Goes Wrong scores West End hat-trick". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ↑ "Groan Ups". www.groan-ups.com. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ↑ Wise, Rachel (2021-07-14). "Cast confirmed for Mischief Theatre's Groan Ups tour". Stage Chat. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
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