Here’s the view from the back of Scootercaffé in Lower Marsh
in Waterloo. The wall art depicts a film-maker poised above the guttering. Just
visible, a strand of ivy. To the right a bridge. And a road sign for three
destinations: Kennington, the Elephant and Brixton. Each has played a part in
my life. Kennington is home to Oval Theatre where I performed in plays from my
late teens to early 20s. Elephant and Castle is where, as a child, I watched
Saturday morning pictures... so many cliff-hangers. Brixton is where I lived for 10 years. And
Scootercaffé is where, just the
other day, I enjoyed an excellent cappuccino; something that would have been
impossible in my youth. Unless I went to Italy. Which I didn’t. Not then,
anyway.
Oh, and here’s one of the lamps in the café: a converted hair dryer.
See below.
