We Happy Few
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We Happy Few is a 2004 play by Imogen Stubbs. It follows a group of female actors touring Shakespeare plays round the United Kingdom during World War Two. It is based on the real-life touring group, the Osiris Players.[1] Its title quotes the St Crispin's Day speech from Henry V.
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[edit] Premiere
Originally written and performed in 2003 at Malvern Theatres, it was further developed into the play which opened in London in 2004. This London premiere was directed by Stubbs' husband Trevor Nunn at the Gielgud Theatre and starred Juliet Stevenson and Patsy Palmer. It opened on Tuesday 29 June 2004 but, though planned to run to November 2004, poor audience figures and critical or lukewarm reviews [2] [3] [4] led to it closing at the end of July 2004.[5]
[edit] Original cast
- Juliet Stevenson - Hettie
- Marica Warren - Flora
- Kate O'Mara - Helen
- Patsy Palmer - Charlotte
- Caroline Blakiston - Jocelyn
- Paul Bentley - Reggie
- Rosemary McHale - Gertrude
- Adam Davy - Joseph
- Cat Simmons - Ivy
- Emma Darwall-Smith - Ros, Helen's daughter
[edit] Notes
- ^ Barker, Paul. "Shakespeare's sisters", The Guardian, 26 June 2004. Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
- ^ Billington, Michael. "Review - We Happy Few", The Guardian, 5 July 2004. Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
- ^ Maguire, Laurie. "Letter in response to Billington's review", The Guardian, 10 July 2004. Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
- ^ Kellaway, Kate. "Are you sitting uncomfortably?", The Observer, 11 July 2004. Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
- ^ Higgins, Charlotte. "Fall in West End audiences", The Guardian, 23 July 2004. Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
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