FIFTH STEP: NTLIVE Barrowby Memorial Hall 2.30 Sun 30th November

Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland.
After years in the 12-step programme of Alcoholics Anonymous, James becomes a sponsor to newcomer Luka. The pair bond over black coffee, trade stories and build a fragile friendship out of their shared experiences. But as Luka approaches step five – the moment of confession – dangerous truths emerge, threatening the trust on which both of their recoveries depend.

"The fifth step, as defined in the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 12-step program, isto admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. It involves acknowledging and verbally sharing the findings of the previous step's moral inventory with oneself and a trusted person. This is often done with a sponsor, and the process helps members overcome fear and isolation while building trust."

Finn den Hertog directs the provocative and entertaining production filmed live from @sohoplace on London’s West End.

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‘Raw, excruciating and alarmingly funny’
Daily Mail

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‘Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman are superb’
Financial Times

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‘Laugh-out-loud funny two hander’
Sunday Times

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‘Two actors at the top of their game’
Evening Standard

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