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The Royal Court Theatre and co-producer Sonia Friedman Productions have announced casting for the world premiere of Robert Icke’s new play Manhunt.

Written and directed by Robert Icke (Oedipus, Player Kings), Manhunt will run at the Royal Court from 28 March to 3 May 2025.

The production stars Samuel Edward Cook (Peaky Blinders, Player Kings, West End) as Raoul Moat, with Trevor Fox (As You Like It, RSC), Leo James (Peter and the Wildflowers, BALLETlorent/Live), Patricia Jones (Mycelial, Northern Stage/Open Clasp), Danny Kirrane (Jerusalem, West End/Broadway), Angela Lonsdale (Bluebird, Royal Court), Sally Messham (Black Mountain, Paines Plough), and Nicolas Tennant (The Birthday Party, Theatre Royal Bath).

Nathan Jago (Babies) and Odhran Riddell (Between the Lights) will alternate the role of Boy, and Zoe Bryan (That Christmas) and Madeleine McKenna (In Too Deep) will alternate the role of Girl.

Manhunt tells the story of Raoul Moat: the man at the heart of one of the most infamous manhunts of the century.

On July 1st, 2010, Raoul Moat was released from Durham Prison. The events of the next few days would leave a man murdered, a police officer blinded, a woman fighting for her life – and spark the biggest manhunt in UK history.

Joining Icke in the creative team is designer Hildegard Bechtler, lighting designer Azusa Ono, sound designer Tom Gibbons, video designer Ash J Woodward, casting director Julia Horan CDG, fight director Kev McCurdy, artistic advisor Andrew Hankinson, associate director Aneesha Srinivasan, and assistant director Anna Ryder.

Manhunt is playing at the Royal Court Theatre from 28 March to 3 May 2025.

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Main photo: Manhunt at the Royal Court. Samuel Edward-Cook. Photo - Miles Aldridge

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