Plays like The Fifth Step don't come around often. Those whose layered philosophical exoskeleton props up their own dramatic contradictions in quietly superb theatre. At its core, though less pure ...

Martin Freeman recalled not doing well on his first Sherlock audition, but luckily, one key change led to him being cast as ...

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

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

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 ...

Lowden plays the Dafoe anecdote with a superb poker face, while Freeman fills the many repetitions in James’s dialogue with ...

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

And Martin looked handsome as ever in a black two-piece suit which he layered over a crisp pale blue shirt. Martin, who played troubled police response officer Chris Carson, finished his ...

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

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

Jack Lowden reprises his performance as Luka and Martin Freeman plays the role of James in David Ireland’s funny and unflinchingly honest drama about addiction, masculinity and faith.