IDOMENEUS Gate Theatre, London W11

In Greek mythology Idomeneus was the leader of the Cretans in the siege of Troy. On the way home he was met by a terrible storm at sea. 79 out of his 80 ships sank. 4,000 drowned. He prayed to Poseidon, saying that if he saved his life he would sacrifice the very first live thing he saw when he returned home. The first live thing he saw was his son. German playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig has come up with a variety of versions of the story, told here by a chorus of five in Ellen McDougall’s messy and very watery production. Mark Moreno as Idomeneus gets absolutely soaked and has cherry stones spat in his face.