Cast set for The Line of Beauty at the Almeida

The Almeida Theatre has announced the full cast for The Line of Beauty, a new adaptation of Alan Hollinghurst’s Booker Prize-winning novel.

Set to star are Francesca Amewudah-Rivers as Rosemary, Ellie Bamber as Catherine Fedden, Doreene Blackstock as Mrs Charles, Charles Edwards as Gerald Fedden, Arty Froushan as Wani Ouradi, Claudia Harrison as Rachel Fedden, Matt Mella as Pete/Ricky, Hannah Morrish as Penny Kent/Sophie Tipper, Alistair Nwachukwu as Leo Charles, Robert Portal as Badger, Leo Suter as Toby Fedden and Jasper Talbot as Nick Guest. It has been adapted by Jack Holden and is directed by Michael Grandage.

Set in London in the summer of 1983, the play follows Nick Guest as he moves into the Notting Hill home of his university friend Toby. There he becomes entangled in the world of Toby’s father Gerald, a newly elected Conservative MP, along with Gerald’s wife Rachel and daughter Cat. As Nick navigates political dinners, country estates and private parties, he finds himself caught between desire, class and public image in a rapidly shifting Britain.

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The production opens at the Almeida on 29 October, following previews from 21 October, and runs until 29 November. The creative team includes Christopher Oram (set and costume), Howard Hudson (lighting), Adam Cork (sound and composition), Ben Wright (movement and intimacy), and Sophie Holland (casting).

Tickets are in limited supply, with an additional release scheduled for 22 October at midday. The production is supported by Dianne Roberts and the Charlotte Aitken Trust.