Check out the latest photos and videos of the Almeida Theatre’s world premiere production of The Line of Beauty.

This new stage adaptation of Alan Hollinghurst’s Booker Prize-winning novel is now playing at the Almeida Theatre until 29 November 2025.

Just in: The first footage has been released for new play The Line of Beauty, directed by Olivier Award-winner Michael Grandage (My Master Builder) and adapted for the stage by Olivier Award nominee Jack Holden (Cruise, Kenrex).

Video: The Line of Beauty – New trailer

The Line of Beauty stars Jasper Talbot (Inter Alia) as Nick Guest; Francesca Amewudah-Rivers (Romeo & Juliet) as Rosemary Charles; Charles Edwards (Best of Enemies, The Crown) as Gerald Fedden; Ellie Bamber (The Lady from the Sea) as Catherine Fedden; Doreene Blackstock (A Raisin in the Sun) as Mrs Charles; Arty Froushan (Leopoldstadt) as Wani Ouradi; Claudia Harrison (Hamlet Hail to the Thief) as Rachel Fedden; Matt Mella (Checkpoint Chana) as Pete/Ricky; Hannah Morrish (The Brightening Air) as Penny Kent/Sophie Tipper; Alistair Nwachukwu (Choir Boy) as Leo Charles; Robert Portal (The Boy Friend) as Badger; and Leo Suter (Romeo & Juliet) as Toby Fedden.

The Line of Beauty – Production photos

Also see the first production photos released for The Line of Beauty in London.

The creative team for The Line of Beauty includes set and costume design by Christopher Oram, lighting by Howard Hudson, sound and composition by Adam Cork, and movement and intimacy direction by Ben Wright. Casting is by Sophie Holland CDG.

The show opened at the Almeida Theatre at the end of October 2025, scoring a number of good reviews from London’s theatre critics.

Photos: The Line of Beauty in rehearsals

Also, go behind the scenes of rehearsals for The Line of Beauty at the Almeida.

Francesca Amewudah-Rivers recently won First Prize at this year’s Ian Charleson Awards. Jasper Talbot recently starred in Inter Alia at the National Theatre in London.

Adapter of The Line of Beauty, writer and actor Jack Holden, is returning to the London stage this year, starring in Kenrex at The Other Palace from 3 December.

More about The Line of Beauty

The Line of Beauty brings to life Hollinghurst’s acclaimed exploration of desire, privilege, and political power at the height of Thatcher’s Britain. This marks a rare stage adaptation of the novel, which has long been praised for its richly detailed portrayal of class, sexuality, and cultural tension in 1980s London.

Set in Notting Hill during the summer of 1983, the story follows Nick Guest, a young, gay postgraduate who is drawn into the lives of his university friend’s wealthy Conservative family. As he becomes enmeshed in their world of glittering parties and guarded secrets, Nick’s pursuit of beauty leads him into a fragile dance between personal freedom and social expectation.

Read a reviews round-up of The Line of Beauty.

What’s on at the Almeida

The Line of Beauty is part of Rupert Goold’s final season as Artistic Director of the Almeida, a ten-production programme featuring new writing, classic revivals, and bold adaptations, including Romola Garai in A Doll’s House, Josh O’Connor in Golden Boy, a revival of American Psycho, and Romans: a Novel – which is now playing.

The Line of Beauty is running until 29 November 2025 at the Almeida Theatre, London.

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Main photo: The Line of Beauty at the Almeida Theatre. Alistair Nwachukwu & Jasper Talbot. Photo by Johan Persson

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