David Ireland’s acclaimed new play The Fifth Step will switch to London’s West End for a strictly restricted season from 10 May till 26 July 2025 @sohoplace.
Originally carried out as a part of the Edinburgh International Festival 2024, this NTS manufacturing has been additional developed for this West End premiere and the brand new alternatives for restaging that @sohoplace presents.
Who is within the forged of The Fifth Step?
Jack Lowden reprises his efficiency as Luka and Martin Freeman will play the function of James in David Ireland’s humorous and unflinchingly trustworthy drama about habit, masculinity and religion.
Who is within the artistic workforce?
Directed by Finn den Hertog
Set and Costume Design by Milla Clarke
Lighting Design by Lizzie Powell
Sound Design by Mark Melville
Movement by Jenny Ogilvie
David Ireland was born in Belfast and educated as an actor on the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. His first play, What the Animals Say, was produced at Oran Mor, Glasgow in 2011. He was Playwright-in-Residence on the Lyric Theatre, Belfast in 2012. He went on to win the Meyer Whitworth Award in 2012 for his second play, Everything Between Us, produced by Tinderbox Theatre Company in Belfast.
His different performs embrace Not Now (Oran Mor), Sadie (Lyric, Belfast) Yes So I Said Yes (Ransom Productions, Belfast), The End of Hope (Oran Mor) and Can’t Forget About You (Lyric, Belfast). His TV collection, The Lovers, was broadcast on Sky Atlantic in 2023. His newest TV collection, Cold Water, that includes Andrew Lincoln, is presently in post-production and shall be broadcast on ITV later this 12 months. As an actor, he’s greatest recognized for enjoying Clare’s Dad in Derry Girls.
What is The Fifth Step about?
Step 1: honesty.
Step 2: religion.
Step 3: give up.
Step 4: self-examination.
After a few years within the 12-step programme of Alcoholics Anonymous, James agrees to grow to be the sponsor of newcomer Luka.
On the journey to sobriety, the pair bond over black espresso, commerce tales, and construct a fragile friendship out of their shared experiences.
On the cusp of Step 5, their conversations should flip to confessionals, with progress hinging on Luka revealing secrets and techniques that would lead again to alcohol. But it’s clear that James additionally has harmful truths in his previous, truths that threaten the belief on which each their recoveries rely.
Are there any accessible performances scheduled?
TBC