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Jack Lowden & Martin Freeman’s ‘The Fifth Step’ Among Productions Set For NT Live’s Upcoming Broadcast Season
NT Live will also distribute 'Inter Alia' starring Rosamund Pike.
EXCLUSIVE: NT Live will begin its next broadcast season in September with a series of buzzy plays, including The Fifth Step, the latest stage work from David Ireland, which stars Jack Lowden( Slow Horses) and Martin Freeman( The Hobbit). Directed by Finn den Hertog and originally presented in Dundee, Edinburgh, and Glasgow in 2024 by National Theatre of Scotland, the play was captured live from its sold-out London West End transfer at the @sohoplace. Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike ( Gone Girl) is Jessica in the production, which is described as a “searing examination of modern motherhood and masculinity” by writer Suzie Miller and director Justin Martin, the team behind Prima Facie.
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