We Happy Few (play) We Happy Few (play) 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 II . It is based on the real-life touring group, the Osiris Players. Its title quotes the St Crispin's Day Speech from "Henry V". 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
We Happy Few the society of the time". Dystopic fiction was a common influence. Provost stated that a primary influence was the 1985 dystopian film "Brazil". Other influential works include "The Prisoner", "A Clockwork Orange", "Brave New World", "V for Vendetta" and "Doctor Who", along with the humor of Monty Python and "Blowup" for the game's aesthetics. Some of the Compulsion team, including Provost, had been with Arkane Studios during a time where they were secretly developing an episode for the "Half-Life" series, also set in a dystopian world, which carried into "We Happy Few". Provost felt the belief of citizens that they