Slow Horses star Jack Lowden takes on Martin Freeman in AA drama The Fifth Step that is not at all what you expect.

Read our review of *The Fifth Step*, written by David Ireland, now in performances at @sohoplace to 26 July. Read more ...

Jack Lowden reprises his performance from last summer's production, but does David Ireland's play impress the press? Fergus ...

Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman have terrific chemistry in this slippery comedy - 4/5 The two actors tackle challenging ...

David Ireland’s new brutal exposé of Alcoholics Anonymous has some brilliant moments, but it fails to pack a real punch ...

So begins the rollercoaster relationship between the two men, as James, 25 years sober, tries to sponsor newcomer Luka through the Alcoholics Anonymous 12-step programme. Key to the process is the ...

Plays like The Fifth Step don't come around often. Those whose layered philosophical exoskeleton props up their own dramatic ...

Freeman and Lowden spar like champions. The Fifth Step, carefully directed by Finn den Hertog, spins through many moods and multiple questions but it never loses its grip. It is a fascinating study of ...

You can now get a first look at photos of the West End transfer of David Ireland’s acclaimed new play The Fifth Step, ...