Alexander Marwood the cantankerous landlord of the Queens Head is away leaving the Westfields Men theatre troupe free to play Marwoods replacement Adam Crowmere is a welcome change and Westfields Men being to dread their landlords returnBut strange occurrences begin to take place within the company and book holder Nicholas Bracewell fears something sinister is afoot Then the companys costumes are stolen from a locked cabinet and they are forced to perform without them Nick delves deeper into the mysterious events happening around London because for Westfields Men the show must go on