Jack Lowden is "staggeringly good" as the young alcoholic Luka in this revised version of "The Fifth Step" at London's ...

Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman have terrific chemistry in this slippery comedy - 4/5 The two actors tackle challenging material with aplomb in this tight, thought-provoking two hander ...

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

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

Written by David Ireland and directed by Finn den Hertog, The Fifth Step opened in the West End earlier this month after an ...

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

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 ...

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 journey to sobriety, the pair bond over black coffee, trade stories ...

the fifth step is an act of confession, where the participant is required to admit the harm they have done to others. But it is the very first step – an honest acknowledgement that the ...