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Theatre: Step aside Imelda, this musical is perfect shoe business

Stephen Mear and Richard Thomas have created a sunny revue-cum-musical about our obsession with shoes that�s a hair�s breadth from Sex And The City Comments

Theatre: Fun and games in Deathtrap

Matthew Warchus�s enjoyable revival of Ira Levin�s 1978 play Deathtrap suggests that the genre still has legs Comments (3)

Theatre: Good news for fans as Whoopi Goldberg returns to Sister Act

Whoopi Goldberg is to return to the West End for a final run of performances in Sister Act to compensate for cutting short her star turn Comments

Music: Killers� frontman Brandon Flowers breathes life into disappointing solo album

When The Killers finished touring their third their frontman, Brandon Flowers, was so full of creative ideas that he rushed to the studio to record a solo album Comments (3)

Film: Women call shots as Natalie Portman heads for BFI London Film Festival

Women will dominate this year�s BFI London Film Festival as stars led by Julianne Moore, Hilary Swank and Natalie Portman are joined by a record number of female directors Comments

Strained romance: Ben Affleck and Rebecca Hall in Affleck�s film The Town

Film: First review: Ben Affleck�s gritty neighbourhood in My Town

The Town is Boston. More specifically, Charlestown, a one-square mile neighbourhood where more armed robbers ply their trade than anywhere in America Comments

Theatre: Richard Bean: What�s controversial about saying what I see?

With his adaptation of House of Games and a play about Irish-Americans and the IRA about to open, writer Richard Bean talks to Veronica Lee about his fascination with inconvenient truths Comments

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 (5)

Pubs: Spend time with the locals at Mawbey Arms

Should we really be bothering ourselves with a pub in the middle of an estate, somewhere off the Wandsworth Road? Mawbey Arms would hope so Comments

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: Balham Bowls Club says it like it is

The name says it all: once the Clubhouse for the local bowls club, when the club closed down, the property was bought up and reopened as a bar Comments (1)

Pubs: Familiar territory at Empress of India

Brought to you by the people behind the Well, The Prince Arthur and The Gun, The Empress of India is a familiar experience 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)