The Iliad review " Zeus is a beach bum as Homer's gods feel the heat
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghMark Thomson's psychologically rich production of the epic has mortals ferociously slugging it out while the gods recline in deckchairs The great thing about the Greek gods is they're more petty than people. Unlike the wise and benevolent figureheads of monotheistic tradition, this lot are whimsical, contrary and cantankerous. Redrawn by Chris Hannan in his taut and gripping dramatisation of Ho…