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

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

Caustic playwright David Ireland unexpectedly finds God in this erratic dark comedy starring Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman ...

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

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

Now on the West End, this authentic but patchy study of alcoholism from David Ireland is saved by terrific performances from ...

After many years in the 12-step programme of Alcoholics Anonymous, James agrees to become the sponsor of newcomer Luka. On ...

The plays of David Ireland have a tendency to build to an explosion, after long stretches of caustic dialogue and very funny banter. The Fifth Step, though, is a gentler beast whose humour ends with a ...

Freeman and Lowden spar like champions. The Fifth Step, carefully directed by Finn den Hertog, spins through many moods and ...

After many years in the 12-step programme of Alcoholics Anonymous, James agrees to become the sponsor of newcomer Luka. On the journey to sobriety, the pair bond over black coffee, trade stories ...