The Line of Beauty is already a sell-out success at the Almeida - Johan Persson Hollinghurst conjures the political – the haves and have-nots of Thatcher’s Britain – through the personal. The Feddens ...

Crawl deep under the skin of Thatcher's Britain, seen through the eyes and experiences of a young, gay man, from the euphoria of falling in love to the tragedy of AIDS. A story of love, class, sex and ...

In 1987 Thatcher has been re-elected but political scandal engulfs the Fedden house.

The Line of Beauty Season 1 is a drama television series based on Alan Hollinghurst’s novel of the same name. The story follows Nick Guest, who moves in with his college friend’s affluent family.

Director Michael Grandage and writer Jack Holden’s pacy adaptation of Alan Hollingshurst’s classic gay novel has the dizzying fizz of a champagne-drenched cocktail party. Painted faces flicker in and ...

Alan Hollinghurst’s The Line of Beauty is considered alongside The Normal Heart and Angels in America to be one of the seminal queer texts confronting the AIDS pandemic. It won the Man Booker Prize in ...

How can Eighties excess in Thatcher's Britain, gay awakenings and AIDS be so dull? The Line of Beauty at The Almeida is a huge disappointment. If I want to watch posh 80s Tories braying with careless ...

Michael Grandage’s adaptation paints a portrait of a political elite that’s updated its shoulderpads – but not its values (Johan Persson) Director Michael Grandage and writer Jack Holden’s pacy ...