It is a grimly comic play that explores the difficult journey to sobriety. Luka has recently joined Alcoholics Anonymous and is searching for a sponsor. He finds James, an older man who has been in the programme for years. From the outset, James looks like the ideal man to shepherd Luka through each of the twelve steps. However, the road to recovery isn’t that simple, and will force both Luka and James to closely examine their pasts and face their own transgressions.

《戒酒五步曲》由奥利弗奖得主杰克·劳登（《流人》《敦刻尔克》）与艾美奖及英国电影学院奖得主马丁·弗里曼（《霍比特人》《神探夏洛克》）联袂出演，以一种大胆、坦诚，又不失幽默自嘲的态度击穿信仰、秩序背后的伪善面纱，备受好评。
历经多年"匿名戒酒会"十二步疗法后，詹姆斯成为新人卢卡的戒酒导师。两人分享彼此经历，在共鸣中建立友谊，然而当扶助进行到第五步——向他人坦白过错的环节时，詹姆斯的秘密逐渐浮出水面，是拯救还是控制？不平等的人际关系中足以摧毁他们信任的基石。
这部作品由剧作家大卫·艾尔兰（David Ireland）的个人经历展开，芬恩·登·赫托格（Finn den Hertog）执导，2024年在爱丁堡国际艺术节首演后转至西区，其中关于亲密关系、个体信仰、人性弱点的探讨亦引人深思。