 The play was inspired by the Women's Rights Act in 1970 and explored the thought that women were treated unequally to men in England, both at the time in which the play takes place, and the time in which the play was written.The play tells the story of Alice, who is in her twenties and living in a small village.Alice and her mother Joan are accused of witchcraft after an altercation with their neighbours, the couple Jack and Margery.