We Happy Few (play)
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We Happy Few is a stage play by Imogen Stubbs that follows an all-female touring theatre troupe in World War II Britain, exploring themes of art, resilience, and gender.
All labels observed (1)
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| We Happy Few (play) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5128114 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: We Happy Few (play) Context triple: [Imogen Stubbs, notableWork, We Happy Few (play)]
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A.
The Heir to the Hoorah (play)
The Heir to the Hoorah is an early 20th-century stage play by American dramatist William C. deMille, known for its blend of drama and social commentary.
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B.
The Libertine (stage performance)
The Libertine is a stage production in which John Malkovich portrays the scandalous 17th-century poet and rake John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, exploring themes of excess, decadence, and self-destruction.
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C.
Christopher Blake (play)
Christopher Blake is a stage play by American dramatist Moss Hart, best known for its exploration of family and marital tensions in mid-20th-century New York.
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D.
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret is an intimate performance space associated with Barrington Stage Company, known for hosting cabaret-style music and theatrical events.
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E.
The Rehearsal; or, Bays in Petticoats
The Rehearsal; or, Bays in Petticoats is an 18th-century satirical stage piece associated with comic actress Kitty Clive, known for lampooning theatrical and literary pretensions of its time.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: We Happy Few (play) Target entity description: We Happy Few is a stage play by Imogen Stubbs that follows an all-female touring theatre troupe in World War II Britain, exploring themes of art, resilience, and gender.
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A.
The Heir to the Hoorah (play)
The Heir to the Hoorah is an early 20th-century stage play by American dramatist William C. deMille, known for its blend of drama and social commentary.
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B.
The Libertine (stage performance)
The Libertine is a stage production in which John Malkovich portrays the scandalous 17th-century poet and rake John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, exploring themes of excess, decadence, and self-destruction.
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C.
Christopher Blake (play)
Christopher Blake is a stage play by American dramatist Moss Hart, best known for its exploration of family and marital tensions in mid-20th-century New York.
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D.
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret is an intimate performance space associated with Barrington Stage Company, known for hosting cabaret-style music and theatrical events.
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E.
The Rehearsal; or, Bays in Petticoats
The Rehearsal; or, Bays in Petticoats is an 18th-century satirical stage piece associated with comic actress Kitty Clive, known for lampooning theatrical and literary pretensions of its time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stage play ⓘ |
| author | Imogen Stubbs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Imogen Stubbs ⓘ |
| depicts |
challenges faced by women in theatre
ⓘ
impact of war on performers ⓘ touring theatre in wartime Britain ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
war drama ⓘ |
| hasCastCharacteristic | predominantly female cast ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
World War II
ⓘ
all-female touring theatre troupe ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | lives of women touring with theatre during wartime ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Britain
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Britain
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| settingTime | World War II ⓘ |
| theme |
art
ⓘ
female empowerment ⓘ friendship ⓘ gender ⓘ identity ⓘ performance ⓘ resilience ⓘ social change ⓘ women in wartime ⓘ |
| writer | Imogen Stubbs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: We Happy Few (play) Description of subject: We Happy Few is a stage play by Imogen Stubbs that follows an all-female touring theatre troupe in World War II Britain, exploring themes of art, resilience, and gender.
Referenced by (2)
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