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Debuting in Scotland's theatres in 2024, David Ireland 's play The Fifth Step , produced by the National Theatre of Scotland , transferred to London's West End for an eleven-week run in summer 2025. It was during this time in London that the show was captured live for National Theatre Live . The filmed performance will be shown in cinemas across the globe from 27th November 2025. Read my review of NT Live's The Fifth Step below. Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman in the Fifth St

National Theatre Live (NT Live) has announced a blockbuster line-up of theatre in cinemas including the National Theatre of Scotland's The Fifth Step; marking the first time that an NTS production has been captured for NT Live. Theatre productions Mrs. Warren’s Profession, The Fifth Step, and Hamlet are all set for global cinematic release. NT Live Theatre in Cinema programme 2025 / 2026 NT Live Theatre in Cinema programme 2025 / 2026 Today, National Theatre Live announces a

Good the play review, David Tennant, Harold Pinter Theatre, London, NT Live, National Theatre

Lisa in the Theatre's favourite plays and drama of 2022. Inc A Very Expensive Poison by Lucy Prebble at RCS and Jodie Comer in Prima Facie.

Prima Facie review, Jodie Comer, London, NT Live, National Theatre Live.