Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf is a 1978 television play by Alan Bennett, produced by London Weekend Television and directed by Stephen Frears.[1] The title of the play is a parody of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which in turn plays on the title of the Disney song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?".

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Screenplay byAlan Bennett
Directed byStephen Frears
StarringNeville Smith
Carol MacReady
Thora Hird
Theme music composerGeorge Fenton
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersStephen Frears
Tony Wharmby
CinematographyBarry Noakes
EditorJon Costelloe
Running time64 minutes
Production companyLondon Weekend Television
Original release
Release2 December 1978 (1978-12-02)

Plot

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It tells the story of Trevor (Neville Smith), a teacher of English Literature to adults in the evenings. Trevor is not a happy man; his girlfriend gets her hair in her muesli, someone has vandalised his visual aids for his evening classes, drawing a large pair of breasts on his poster of Virginia Woolf and a big cigar in the mouth of E. M. Forster on the other; he suffers from 'curate's bladder' and is unable to urinate if there is another man present in the toilet; and he does not even like his name—Trevor. Most of his students are hopeless but there is one bright working-class man in the class. After an unpleasant evening during which he gets punched in the face he meets the bright student, Skinner (Derek Thompson), by chance. Skinner addresses him as 'Trev' and this cheers him up greatly, making him see himself in a new light. It is hinted that there might be a future gay romance between Trevor and Skinner.

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References

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  1. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1978)".