The past couple of years have seen Willow's Wiccan powers develop to an impressive - and potentially dangerous - level. But even the most confident of witches has her deepest secret fears, and Willow's have always involved performing on stage in front of an audience. In one near-fatal dream, it was this fear that enabled the Primal Slayer to enter her consciousness in order to destroy her as she slept.

So when Willow decides to join the UC Sunnydale Drama Group in order to master her fear, it's a major step for her to take. But forgetting her lines on stage soon turns out to be the least of her worries, as the drama that's being enacted on the Hellmouth is most emphatically no play. With Spike as her unexpected ally, can willow take a leading role or will she die - for real?