Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman Lock Hornns in The Fifth Step
David Ireland's darkly humorous two-hander The Fifth Step, with Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman, streams on National Theatre at Home from 1 October, the Guardian reports.
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- The Fifth Step streams on National Theatre at Home from 1 October
- David Ireland's two-hander stars Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman, with a (sort of) cameo from Willem Dafoe as Jesus
- The Guardian's streaming round-up also includes Gillian Anderson in A Streetcar Named Desire and audio dramas by Winsome Pinnock
Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman go head to head in David Ireland's two-hander The Fifth Step, which arrives on National Theatre at Home on 1 October.
For an addict in the Alcoholics Anonymous programme, the fifth of the 12 steps involves confessing your wrongs to another person — often your sponsor. That act sits at the heart of Ireland's play, which the Guardian describes as characteristically turbulent and darkly humorous. Viewers should watch out for a (sort of) cameo from Willem Dafoe as Jesus.
The Fifth Step opens the Guardian's monthly round-up of the best theatre to stream. The list also features Gillian Anderson in A Streetcar Named Desire, where, according to the paper, she dazzles, and a set of audio dramas by Winsome Pinnock that the review calls revelatory.
The production joins a growing catalogue of stage works available to stream from home, extending the reach of London theatre beyond the box office. For audiences who missed The Fifth Step during its run, the National Theatre at Home release from 1 October offers the first widely available chance to see Lowden and Freeman spar in Ireland's play.
Original: ntathome.com
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