What Shadows

{{Short description|2016 play by Chris Hannan}}

{{Infobox play|name=What Shadows|image=|image_size=|caption=|writer=Chris Hannan|genre=|setting=|subject=|premiere=27 October 2016|place=The STUDIO, Birmingham Repertory Theatre|orig_lang=English}}

What Shadows is a play by Chris Hannan.

The play premiered in The STUDIO at Birmingham Repertory Theatre running from 27 October to 12 November 2016. The cast included Ian McDiarmid as Enoch Powell and directed by Roxana Silbert.{{cite news |last=Billington |first=Michael |date=2 November 2016 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/nov/02/what-shadows-review-ian-mcdiarmid-enoch-powell |title=What Shadows review – Ian McDiarmid ignites portrait of Enoch Powell |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=21 August 2021 }}

The play was revived at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh from 7 to 23 September before transferring to the Park Theatre, London from 27 September to 28 October 2017. McDiarmid reprised his role as Powell.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=7 September 2017 |url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/theatre-and-stage/theatre-interview-chris-hannan-on-his-new-play-at-the-lyceumwhat-shadows-1440339 |title=Theatre interview: Chris Hannan on his new play at the Lyceum,What Shadows |newspaper=The Scotsman |access-date=21 August 2023 }}