Elfish's friends live hand-to-mouth in a bleak part of London, squatting, seeing local bands, getting high and feeling bitter over lost ambitions. Not so Elfish herself, who pursues her dreams with a determination that verges on the demonic. She rarely eats, never washes and is devoted to Queen Mab - both the Shakespearian fairy and her own thrash metal band, formed with her attractive but dim-witted lover, Mo. But when Mo jilts her, Elfish is determined to stop him and get revenge.