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- ↑ "This is My Family (Lyceum Theatre) | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ↑ Sheffield Theatres (16 October 2014), This Is My Family Trailer , retrieved 20 April 2019
- ↑ Supercool (19 April 2019). "This Is My Family". Chichester Festival Theatre. Retrieved 20 April 2019.