Set in a picturesque English village, August Folly follows a summer filled with social mishaps, romance, and a lively amateur theater production. A young man, returning home after university, finds himself reluctantly drawn into the rehearsals, where the eccentric cast—including an imposing matriarch and a group of mischievous locals—stirs up personal and romantic tensions. With her signature wit and keen eye for human nature, Angela Thirkell crafts a lighthearted and affectionate comedy of manners, celebrating the absurdities and small joys of rural life.