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Letting the Truth Get in the Way of a ‘Good’ Story: Spectating Solo and Blast Theory’s Rider Spoke

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Letting the Truth Get in the Way of a ‘Good’ Story : Spectating Solo and Blast Theory’s Rider Spoke. / Quigley, Karen.

In: Journal of Contemporary Drama in English, Vol. 4, No. 1, 12.05.2016, p. 90-103.

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Quigley, K 2016, 'Letting the Truth Get in the Way of a ‘Good’ Story: Spectating Solo and Blast Theory’s Rider Spoke', Journal of Contemporary Drama in English, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 90-103. https://doi.org/10.1515/jcde-2016-0008

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Quigley, K. (2016). Letting the Truth Get in the Way of a ‘Good’ Story: Spectating Solo and Blast Theory’s Rider Spoke. Journal of Contemporary Drama in English, 4(1), 90-103. https://doi.org/10.1515/jcde-2016-0008

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Quigley K. Letting the Truth Get in the Way of a ‘Good’ Story: Spectating Solo and Blast Theory’s Rider Spoke. Journal of Contemporary Drama in English. 2016 May 12;4(1):90-103. https://doi.org/10.1515/jcde-2016-0008

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Quigley, Karen. / Letting the Truth Get in the Way of a ‘Good’ Story : Spectating Solo and Blast Theory’s Rider Spoke. In: Journal of Contemporary Drama in English. 2016 ; Vol. 4, No. 1. pp. 90-103.

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