Rosalind Erskine - The Passion Flower Hotel

(5 stars; 2 reviews)

Roger Longrigg - Writing as Rosalind Erskine Dramatised for radio by Bert Coules This is an amusing look at adolescent sexuality from an age before birth control, the Sexual Revolution, and AIDS.  It's the heady days of 1962, and there's a serious omission from the curriculum of the eminently respectable Bryant House Academy for the daughters of the disgustingly rich. Curiously enough, there's a similar lack at the neighbouring Longcombe School for Young Gentlemen. To remedy this glaring omission, under cover of darkness, the Bryant House gym is transformed into the glorious Passion Flower Hotel, where the lucky Longcombe boys can gather to watch, learn, and - for only a little extra - feel. This is the amusing and pointed tale of the goings-on in an exclusive English girl’s boarding school. Amongst the many extra-curricular activities offered are a strip-club and bordello for the benefit of the needy pupils at a nearby boy’s school where, despite their backgrounds and moneyed parentage, some may have lead a deprived existence. The ‘Passion Flower Hotel’ is the crazy house of ill repute where the hockey captain finds romance; there are adventures galore; and all in the cause of allowing the reader to enjoy and appreciate Roger Longrigg’s supreme wit and storytelling. Director:….David Johnston CAST: The Syndicate - Sarah Callender:….Moir Leslie The Syndicate - Janet:….Patience Tomlinson The Syndicate - Virginia:….Susan Sheridan The Syndicate - Mary-Rose:….Elizabeth Proud The Syndicate - Melissa:….Narissa Knights The Clients - Colin:….Spencer Banks The Clients - Ellis:….Mark Straker The Clients - Hobson:….James Morgan The Clients - Q5:….Paul Pennington The Clients - Lanky:….Tim Faulkner Others - Miss Abbott:….Mary Wimbush Others - Cordelia:….Mia Soteriou Others - Lady Callender:….Ellen McIntosh Saturday-Night Theatre: The Passion Flower Hotel Saturday 6th April 1985, 20:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.