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Matt Hartley

Matt Hartley

Matt Hartley grew up in the Peak District and studied drama at the University of Hull. His first play Sixty Five Miles won a Bruntwood Award in the inaugural Bruntwood Competition and was produced by Paines Plough/Hull Truck in 2012.

Other work for theatre includes: The Wife of Cyncoed (Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, 2024); Idyll (Pentabus Theatre tour, 2021); Eyam (Shakespeare's Globe, 2018); Here I Belong (Pentabus tour, 2016); Deposit (Hampstead Theatre Downstairs, 2015); Microcosm (Soho Theatre, 2014); Horizon (National Theatre Connections, 2014); The Bee (Edinburgh Festival, 2008); Punch (Hampstead/Heat and Light Company); and Epic, Trolls and Life for Beginners (all at Theatre503, London).

He has written for TV's Hollyoaks and his radio plays include The Pursuit and Final Call.

(Author photo by Becky Paris)

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Deposit

Deposit

By Matt Hartley

A bittersweet and vital play that throws a spotlight on 'Generation Rent' and the lengths they will go to in order to get that first step on the property ladder.

Eyam

Eyam

By Matt Hartley

A play about an outbreak of the plague in a small Derbyshire village in 1665.

Here I Belong

Here I Belong

By Matt Hartley

A moving, funny and charming play that takes you through decades of history seen through the eyes of one village resident.

Idyll

Idyll

By Matt Hartley

A captivating short play about rural Britain, premiered by Pentabus Theatre in 2021.

Last Letters Home

Last Letters Home

By Matt Hartley

A short monologue play for a female performer.

Published in volume Here I Belong
    Microcosm

    Microcosm

    By Matt Hartley

    A searing thriller about paranoia, social divisions, and the creeping threat of the intruder, by the Bruntwood Prize-winning playwright.

    Sixty Five Miles

    Sixty Five Miles

    By Matt Hartley

    A devastating drama about family and the ties that bind us together. Winner of the Under-26 Award at the 2005 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

    The Wife of Cyncoed

    The Wife of Cyncoed

    By Matt Hartley

    A charming and open-hearted one-woman play about self-discovery later in life.

    The Wife of Cyncoed & Idyll: two plays

    The Wife of Cyncoed & Idyll: two plays

    By Matt Hartley

    Two plays by Matt Hartley: his entertaining one-woman play, The Wife of Cyncoed, premiered at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, in 2024; and Idyll, a captivating short play premiered by Pentabus Theatre in 2021.