» Listings for May 2014

1. Getting inside Alfred Hitchcock’s Head – Well Almost!

   Posted on 1:00pm Tuesday 20th May 2014

   

    Master of Suspense by Antony Donalson (2003)

   The other week in my unending homage to Alfred Hitchcock I went to have a look at his head. The huge, steel, semi submerged head designed by Antony Donaldson, measuring 25m/ 82f x 11m/ 36f x 9m/ 29f, stands in a courtyard surrounded by apartment blocks on the site of the former Gainsborough Studios where Hitch directed some of his early films. 

2. Tea House Theatre - Taking Refreshments in the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens

   Posted on 9:00am Tuesday 13th May 2014

   

   The Tea House Theatre has quickly become one of my favourite tea rooms in London with a well deserved reputation for its delicious home baked cakes. The cakes are displayed on various tables round the cafe rather than at a central counter which compliments its charming and relaxed character.

3. Celebrating John Lewis’ 150th Anniversary in Style – Roof Garden and Exhibition

   Posted on 6:00pm Monday 5th May 2014

   

   John Lewis opened his first store at 132 Oxford Street, London on 2^nd May 1864. In celebration of the store’s 150^th anniversary the roof garden and a special exhibition are open to the public from Saturday 3^rd May 2014.