About the Show

A woman adopts her husband’s identity to survive upheaval in 1930s and wartime Germany.

Set in Germany during the 1930s and the decades that follow, the play traces a woman who assumes her late husband’s identity and maintains it through years marked by political upheaval, conflict, scarcity, and social pressure. Tilda Swinton returns to the role of Ella/Max more than three decades after originating it in the 1988 UK premiere of Man to Man. This revival brings together the original creative team, including director Stephen Unwin and designer Bunny Christie.

Critic Reviews (6)

"Few actors have her remarkable ability to dissolve into her characters, leaving no trace of her previous incarnations."
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"The play's 28 scenes feel simultaneously overstuffed with imagery and frustratingly sketchy. You search in vain for solid meaning."
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"The energy and intensity she brings to this monologue is something else again."
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"Swinton is understated but mesmerising to watch as she powers her way through this story."
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"The combination of Swinton's white-hot talent and the vividness of Karge's imagery grips you in its teeth like a rabid dog, and shakes and shakes you."
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"The performer's verbal flexibility and perfect pacing make Man To Man compelling theatre."
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