NT Live – The Fifth Step

(Note: two session times available)

This is a screening of The Fifth Step, filmed live in the round, July 2025, at @sohoplace – London’s first new-build West End theatre for 50 years.

From the Edinburgh International Festival and London’s West End, this new critically acclaimed and grimly comic play explores the difficult journey to sobriety.

Step 1: honesty.
Step 2: faith.
Step 3: surrender.
Step 4: self-examination.
Step 5: confession.

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.

Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) starring in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland.

Please note: This production contains strong language, comments on religion and sexual themes. It is recommended as suitable for ages 16+.

Duration 1 hour 30 minutes
No interval