@sohoplace London

@sohoplace opened in 2022 as the first new theatre in the West End in 50 years. It was mandated by Westminster Council when Crossrail was approved, as a replacement for the Astoria Theatre which was demolished as part of the development. The architects were Alford Hall Monaghan Morris. It is run by Nimax Theatres who were involved since the inception of the plan in 2010. The theatre has an auditorium with 602 seats set in the round. Its nearest underground station is Tottenham Court Road and Charing Cross is a 15 minute walk. There is a bar and restaurant on the ground floor built with labradorite granite.

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The Fifth Step

10 May 2025 - 26 Jul 2025

Step 1: honesty. Step 2: faith. Step 3: surrender. Step 4: self-examination. 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, and build a fragile friendship out of their shared experiences. On the cusp of Step 5, their conversations must turn to confessionals, with progress hinging on Luka revealing secrets that could lead back to alcohol. But it’s clear that James also has dangerous truths in his past, truths that threaten the trust on which both their recoveries depend. Following an acclaimed sold-out Edinburgh season, Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) reprises his role as Luka joined in the West End by Emmy, BAFTA and SAG Award winner Martin Freeman (The Responder, Sherlock) as James. Directed intimately in-the-round by Finn den Hertog, The Fifth Step is a provocative, entertaining and subversively funny new play from David Ireland. ASSISTED PERFORMANCES: BSL, 12 June, 7:30pm Captioned, 24 June, 7:30pm Audio Described, 8 July, 7.30pm