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Under the Shadow
Under the Shadow

Under the Shadow

Based on the film by Babak Anvari, Adapted by Carmen Nasr, Directed by Nadia Latif

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Tue 2 Jun – Sat 4 Jul 2026

They travel on the wind, just like that missile, and they only land once they find someone to possess.

When Shideh’s husband is conscripted to serve on the frontline, she is left alone with her young daughter as Tehran is bombed. The missile strikes bring terror and destruction and something more ancient and malevolent carried on the wind.

Nadia Latif (FairviewMarys Seacole) directs Leila Farzad (I Hate Suzie; Kaos) in Carmen Nasr’s (The MaladiesThe Climbers) eerie adaptation of Babak Anvari’s BAFTA-winning horror film. Set amid the 1980s Iran-Iraq War, Under the Shadow explores the boundary between the rational and the irrational, and the question of whether to leave or stay.

Almeida Theatre Auditorium - Marc Brenner

Introducing the 2025-26 Season

Cast & Creatives

Further casting to be announced.

  • Cast

    Headshot of actor Leila Farzad.
    Leila Farzad
  • Creatives

    Babak Anvari

    Original Film

    Carmen Nasr

    Adapter

    Nadia Latif

    Director


Production Supporters

Under the Shadow is generously supported by Dianne Roberts.

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