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Theatre: Michael Gambon: I feel wrong if I don't plan a play a year

After a mystery illness and his dramatic withdrawal from Alan Bennett�s The Habit of Art last year, Michael Gambon returns to the stage in Krapp�s Last Tape Comments

Film: First review: Miral is a moving portrayal of life in Israel for Palestinian women

Julian Schnabel, the New York painter and film maker, has studied victims and outsiders in each of his last three films. Miral is no different Comments

Music: Proms 2010: Power and pantomine for Hansel and Gretel

In the case of Engelbert Humperdinck�s Hansel and Gretel, there were even some theatrical coups that Glyndebourne didn�t get Comments

Events: Jazzing things up at 1 Lombard Street

Jazz, dinner and Grade II listed surroundings make Saturday nights at 1 Lombard Street deliciously charming Comments

Music: Look on the bright side, Eels

Though still uncommunicative and inclined towards heavy, distorted rock, Eels' Mark �E� Everett came close to being perky Comments

Events: On your bike for London's Sky Ride

For those cautious of cycling on London's busy roads, it's worth getting on your bike this Sunday September 5 Comments (2)

Theatre: Oikos is lost on the eco trail

Developed at the National Theatre Studio, Oikos is a study of rancid domesticity that�s also an apocalyptic vision of environmental meltdown Comments (1)

Where to eat and drink

Restaurants: Tom Aikens is back without a bang

Tom Aikens' resurrected empire is expanding once more, with a new Tom�s Kitchen at Somerset House, selling posh comfort food to the West End masses Comments (1)

Pubs: Grosvenor Arms brings a touch of Cheers to Mayfair

Inside it's a small, pretty pub with an almost cafe-like feel from the tiles on the walls with a cosy ambience and reasonably comfortable seating Comments (1)

Restaurants: Secret�s out � Life really is rosy in the Tangerine Dream Caf�

Tangerine Dream Caf� at the Chelsea Physic Garden falls under the �secret� category, in terms of its hidden location in London�s oldest botanic garden Comments

Pubs: The Bobbin retains its comfy feel

Staff are friendly and the illustrations of various breeds of German cattle on the walls made us smile Comments (1)

Pubs: Genteel touch at Coach & Horses

Claiming to be the oldest pub in Mayfair - and who are we to dispute it? - it's a very nice little pub indeed Comments

Family circle: head chef and owner Mary Chong with daughter Julie Yeoh and son Choon Keat Yeoh

Restaurants: Mother superior at Sedap

Take care to avoid high-end Malaysian cuisine � the best such food is to be found in modest, family-run establishments. Here is the lowdown on Sedap Comments (1)