Manhunt
Manhunt
Ends May 03 2h 20m London: Sloane Square
75% 35 reviews
75%
(35 Ratings)
Positive
69%
Mixed
11%
Negative
20%
Members say
Great acting, Raw, Thought provoking, Absorbing, Great staging

About the Show

A deadly rampage sparks the UK's largest manhunt in this chilling Robert Icke drama.

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Critic Reviews (8)

London Theatre
April 9th, 2025

"Edward-Cook is impressive as the bald-headed, bicep-flexing Moat, using every part of his imposing figure to channel aggression and physical power."
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Time Out London
April 9th, 2025

"Edward-Cook is deeply compelling as Moat, a sensitive brute whose unnerving mix of violence, vulnerability and monstrous physicality often seems genuinely unearthly."
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The Telegraph (UK)
April 9th, 2025

"...Samuel Edward-Cook’s superb central performance feels complete in its testosterone-saturated way."
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WhatsOnStage
April 9th, 2025

“It’s a play full of chewy ideas and superb commitment, yet its fidelity to the events... seems to prevent it from flaring into the brilliance it promises.”
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The London Evening Standard
April 9th, 2025

"It’s a tense and unnerving 100 minutes, driven by a frankly terrifying performance from a pumped-up, bullet-headed Samuel Edward-Cook as Moat. "
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The Independent (UK)
April 9th, 2025

"Manhunt is an intense and empathetic study of Raoul Moat, but its message is uncertain"
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The Times (UK)
April 9th, 2025

“Icke has so many good ideas — yet he needs a better editor, too.”
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The Guardian (UK)
April 8th, 2025

"Edward-Cook is a striking physical presence, muscle-bound, sweat-slicked and ready to burst."
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