Showing 22 results for: Pea Green Boat
An evening of Rhyme & Reason - February 2003 The Evening Standard - By Bruce Dessau - February 4th, 2003
Stewart Lee – Pea Green Boat- Traverse, Edinburgh - August 2002 The Guardian - By Brian Logan - August 23rd, 2002
“This is my first mid-30s, pretentious one-man show,” says Stewart Lee in an apologetic intro to Pea Green Boat. This isn’t stand-up, he warns, so prepare not to laugh. The preamble promises some daring dramatic experiment. In fact, this solo delve into Edward Lear’s most famous poem is sweet and very funny – but doesn’t…
Stewart Lee – Pea Green Boat - August 2002 Edinburgh Guide.com - By Rez Guthrie - August 20th, 2002
An almost full capacity audience waits patiently in line for the opening night of Stewart Lee’s new show. Behind me some bloke recites the Edward Lear poem from which the show takes its name. Stewart Lee takes the stage almost immediately we are seated. He apologises fullsomely for the delay, explaining that the Traverse were…
Peas and cues - August 2002 The Metro - By Dominic Maxwell - August 19th, 2002
Comedy can be a frustrating business, even if you’re brilliant at it. For Stewart Lee, the process of being a stand-up became too much about crowd control, too little about the material. Famous as one half of TV’s Lee And Herring, he had worked on the circuit since university. After the duo were bafflingly cancelled…