one4review | On 18, Aug 2026

Henry Theakston and Aaron Khachaturian have created a hugely enjoyable slice of mayhem in It’s Always Sunny on Olympus, a gleefully irreverent take on the Greek mythology

The Olympians have defeated the Titans, but there is little time to celebrate: the Cosmos is facing destruction, and it falls to Zeus, Athena, Hermes, Hades, and Poseidon to save it. Naturally, before tackling impending annihilation, there are more pressing matters to consider. Lunch, for one.

Zeus struts around the stage, issuing orders and becoming increasingly oblivious to the fact that he has alienated virtually everyone around him. Athena is driven to drink as she waits in vain for Zeus to behave like a proper father, while Poseidon finds solace in the arms – all eight of them – of an octopus. Poor Hermes is left frantically fighting fires across Earth as his father continues to wreak havoc.

Hades, meanwhile, is a wonderfully gentle soul whose transformations first into a goth and later a member of the Tartan Army provide some of the biggest laughs.

The script is consistently funny, but it’s the minor details that really make the production sing. Modern songs performed in Greek are inspired, while the substitution of “Alexos” for “Alexis” is exactly the sort of ridiculous touch that makes the show such fun. There is however an underlying message of climate change and what might happen if we sit on our hands and do nothing while the world burns.

The cast are uniformly good and take on their roles with such enthusiasm that the audience are won over from the beginning.

Fast, silly and knowingly absurd, It’s Always Sunny on Olympus gives Greek mythology a thoroughly entertaining modern makeover.

Reviewed by Rona
theSpace on The Mile – Space 3
1.45pm
Until 29th August – Odd days only