Witches, a ghost and a baddie, from Terry Pratchett’s comedy play seized power for a day at the historic Exeter Guildhall.

They stormed the building, daring to sit in the Guildhall’s seats of high office, proclaiming all must see their production of Wyrd Sisters at Broadclyst Victory Hall.

Onlookers said they hadn’t seen anything like it since the Poll Tax Pasty Riot of 1990, when protestors threw pasties from the Guildhall’s public gallery, during a council meeting discussing the controversial tax.

The play’s baddie Duke Felmet, sat in the Lord Mayor’s seat of power while two of the play’s three witches cast a spell on the city’s residents commanding them to attend performances on 13-15 August. Tickets online: ticketsource.co.uk/broadclyst, or Choccie Bar in Exeter’s Gandy Street or Broadclyst Post Office.

The dead King Verence, (murdered by Duke Felmet!) who is now a ghost, came along to see if he fancied haunting the Guildhall but decided it wasn’t for him. It’s not spooky enough, after all it’s been the centre of civic government for 600 years - way too much hot air in there.

The cast soon got bored of civic power and went for a coffee at Choccie Bar in Gandy Street, owned by the play’s producer Katie Jones, one of the founders of Broadclyst Theatre Group.

Well, you can’t beat a nice cuppa can you to calm you down.