Vague Question Time: What is this play/film/poem/piece?

johnjohn320

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I don't really know what it is or how to define it, thus the confusing topic title. (Sorry).

Here's the idea: T'was on PBS a few weeks ago (at least in the Chicago area), and it appeared to be a depiction of hell. It was a very gray, dark, depressing scene. All the actors were stagnant (sp?), buried up to their necks in mud. (There might have been some giant pottery of some sort surrounding them as well, my memory's a little fuzzy). The actors were all speaking astoundingly quickly, and each actor's line rapidly transitioned into another actor's (in other words, there was very little or no pause between each actor's line).

I'm pretty sure Alan Rickman was in it (the British guy from "Dogma") as well, if that helps.

It was a very cool atmosphere, and I loved a lot of the lines. Sorry for the incredibly vague question, but it would be just lovely if someone could point out a title, author, anything of that sort.

Thank you!
 

johnjohn320

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No, that was like a full feature film, in theatres, etc. This was much more obscure than that, not mainstream at all.
 

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PBS has been running a special called "Beckett on Film" - one of the plays features Alan Rickman - you may want to check those eight plays featured to see if it is one of them.

Rob
 

morkinva

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Originally posted by: Entity
PBS has been running a special called "Beckett on Film" - one of the plays features Alan Rickman - you may want to check those eight plays featured to see if it is one of them. Rob

Yah thats it, its called PLAY

Linkie
 

Entity

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Originally posted by: morkinva
Originally posted by: Entity
PBS has been running a special called "Beckett on Film" - one of the plays features Alan Rickman - you may want to check those eight plays featured to see if it is one of them. Rob

Yah thats it, its called PLAY

<a class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.rickmanistareview.com/play.html" target=blank>Linkie</A>
Damn, ya beat me to it. :D

Rob