Overview
1665. As the plague runs rife through London, Reverend William Mompesson
arrives in Eyam, Derbyshire, to lead the parish. But Eyam is no sleepy
backwater; it is a village at war with itself. The community has
dissolved, and neighbour feuds with neighbour under the watchful eye of a
ruthless landowner bent on maintaining his grip on the village. When
the plague arrives in Eyam, the villagers are tasked with examining
their civil responsibility, as they must decide whether to stay
quarantined, or flee and risk spreading the deadly disease.
Matt Hartley is an award-winning writer whose work has been produced by
Hampstead Theatre, Paines Plough, Pentabus and the Royal Shakespeare
Company.