Pages 27-54 Summary

The witches decide to take in a play. Granny, who does not grasp that the play is fiction, is outraged when a man is seemingly murdered right before her eyes. Magrat does her best to calm Granny, but the elder witch continues to rant and rave. Even once she realizes that it's "just pretend," Granny goes out of her way to point out every artifice she detects. Magrat does her best to explain the mechanics of theatre, but the point seems lost on Granny. She takes to the stage and begins kicking over props.

Believing Granny is part of the show, the audience is amused. The play is a success. After the performance, Olwyn Vitoller, the theatre manager, introduces himself to the witches. The women are impressed by the man's voice and charisma. Granny is suspicious, thinking Olwyn a bit too...