Tilda Swinton will reprise her performance in the one-person show Man to Man in London and in New York.
The production will play London’s Royal Court Theatre starting Sept. 5, 2026, with a New York run in Spring 2027. This marks the first time Swinton, an Academy Award winner for her role in Michael Clayton, has returned to stage in more than three decades.
Swinton last appeared in the production in 1988 in London. Set in 1930s Germany, and written by Manfred Karge, the play follows a woman who takes on the identity of her dead husband. Stephen Unwin directs this production, with design by Bunny Christie and translation by Anthony Vivis.
Prior to the New York run in Spring 2027, the production will transfer to the Berliner Ensemble for a limited run in Germany.
The Royal Court Theatre, Berliner Ensemble and Brian and Dayna Lee are producing. Brian and Dayna Lee also have a first-look deal with the Royal Court this season which includes the world premiere of Guess How Much I Love You? by Luke Norris, The Shitheads by Jack Nicholls, and Archduke by Rajiv Joseph.
The Royal Court Theatre also announced the return of Gary Oldman, who launched his early career at the theater and who will star in and direct Krapp’s Last Tape, written by Samuel Beckett, for a limited four-week run starting May 8, 2026.