An owl wakes up at sea in a pea green boat. It is accompanied by a cat, its natural predator. There is some honey. What chain of events led to this dangerous situation?

Pea Green Boat is a 21-minute spoken word adaptation of the poem The Owl and the Pussycat - Stewart Lee turns it into a very perceptive, dark and funny story.

As with any of Lee’s work (but probably this even more), you’ll either think it’s brilliant or just pretentious British bullshit. I’m reluctant to share it here, because I’d rather you all buy it :D There’s lots of worse things you could spend £5 on, and you’d be supporting a tr00 underground artist. Listen to a sample and buy it here.

Here’s a quote from the Owl’s diary that may convince you:

Did I tell you the Cat speaks to me? It speaks to me, the Owl. It says it wants to marry me. But it has anxieties as to how we will sanctify our union, as we have no ring. Which is predictable. And, as we are of different species, we could never mate - thus, the symbolism of the ring, binding us together, becomes all-important. It’s all we have.

Also I should mention the background music is great and works perfectly in setting the mood for the story. Alright then, just get the damn thing.