Tilda Swinton reprises Man to Man at London’s Royal Court
Tilda Swinton is reprising Manfred Karge’s Man to Man at the Royal Court theatre in London, 39 years after she first performed the play. The multicharacter monologue begins in Germany in the 1930s and is scheduled to travel to Edinburgh, Berlin and New York. The production is reviewed as part of the early autumn London theatre season.
Tilda Swinton is reprising Manfred Karge’s Man to Man at the Royal Court theatre in London, 39 years after she first performed the play.
The multicharacter monologue starts in Germany in the 1930s and addresses the renaissance of Nazi ideology, according to the review. The production is scheduled to travel to Edinburgh, Berlin and New York.
The review places Swinton among three Oscar winners appearing in early autumn London theatre, alongside Cate Blanchett in Electra/Persona and Mark Rylance in Tartuffe (Remixed). It also notes a first-night red carpet outside the Royal Court.
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