Tempers are fraying in the scorching heat as a rural village is overwhelmed by noise, cars and day trippers... Scratch the surface and you'll find danger bubbling away. Matt Hartley's captivating short play Idyll was first presented as an open-air production by Pentabus Theatre Company in 2021. 'A compelling rural portrait put across with vigour' - Guardian

Matt Hartley's other plays include the Bruntwood Prize-winning Sixty Five Miles, Here I Belong (Pentabus), Deposit (Hampstead Theatre) and Eyam (Shakespeare's Globe).