Hollywood star Tilda Swinton is set to return to the London stage in 2026, starring in Man to Man at the Royal Court Theatre.
Man to Man is playing at the Royal Court from 5 September to 24 October 2026.
Oscar and BAFTA-winning actor Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin, Orlando) returns to Manfred Karge’s Man to Man more than 30 years after she first brought the role to life in the acclaimed 1988 UK premiere at the Traverse Theatre and Royal Court.
The production reunites the multi-award-winning creative team, including director Stephen Unwin (The Conquest of the South Pole) and designer Bunny Christie (People, Places and Things), and plays in London ahead of transferring to the Berliner Ensemble and New York City in Spring 2027.
Man to Man is set in 1930s Germany. A woman puts on her dead husband’s trousers and never takes them off. As the world around her changes, she endures war and dictatorship, hunger and humiliation – always fighting to stay alive.
Tilda Swinton is a multi-award-winning actor and performance artist, with film credits including Michael Clayton (Academy Award and BAFTA Award), Orlando, The Deep End, A Bigger Splash, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Burn After Reading, and The Grand Budapest Hotel. Recent credits include The French Dispatch, Three Thousand Years of Longing, The End, The Room Next Door and Ballad of a Small Player.
Tilda’s stage credits include Cloakroom, directed by Olivier Saillard, The Long Way Round directed by Stephen Unwin, Mozart and Salieri directed by Manfred Karge, Man to Man directed by Stephen Unwin, Die Maßnahme directed by Stephen Unwin, The Tourist Guide directed by Pierre Aud, and White Rose directed by Stephen Unwin. Read more about Tilda Swinton.
Royal Court new season
Man to Man is part of the Royal Court Theatre’s 70th anniversary season in 2026. Other productions in the season include Krapp’s Last Tape (8 – 30 May 2026) starring Hollywood star Gary Oldman; Guess How Much I Love You? (16 January – 21 February 2026), a new play by Luke Norris starring Rosie Sheehy and Robert Aramayo; John Proctor is the Villain (20 March – 25 April 2026), the smash-hit new Broadway play from Kimberly Belflower; and The Afronauts (14 November – 19 December 2026), the new play by Ryan Calais Cameron (Retrograde) about the Zambian Space Programme.
Currently playing at the Royal Court Theatre is The Unbelievers starring Nicola Walker until 29 November. Coming up is Porn Play starring Ambika Mod from 6 November to 13 December.
Booking tickets to Man to Man
Man to Man starring Tilda Swinton is playing at the Royal Court Theatre from 5 September to 24 October 2026.
Tickets go on sale here on Tuesday 4 November at 10am
More about tickets to Man to Man at the Royal Court Theatre London
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