In London tonight...

Pick of the night

An Evening With Randy Newman
7.30pm, Barbican Hall, Silk Street, EC1. £18.45-£30. Tube: Barbican, Moorgate.
One of America's most talented and original songwriters, Newman nods more to Broadway than pop. Singing in character - from the point of view of rednecks, cowards and cuckolds - gives his musically adept songs humour, a satirical edge and a complexity of message that breaks the confessional singer-songwriter mould. A great chance to see him performing his best work in a rare solo setting. Returns only.
0845 120 7550

Film

Dogville (15)
Across London Sadistic Dane Lars von Trier drags Nicole Kidman through the mire in his latest; she stars as an abused gangsters' moll in an uncomfortable film that plunders the depths of human evil.

Elephant (15)
Across London
Gus van Sant explores the events surrounding a Columbine-style highschool massacre, the camera trailing each character for a short while before moving on to the next as they go about what appears to be a regular day.

Osama (12A)
6.45pm, 8.45pm, ICA 1, Nash House, The Mall, SW1. £6.50, £5.50 concs. Tube: Charing Cross.
The first piece of cinema to emerge from post-Taliban Afghanistan sees street urchin Espandi lead the way to an unusual protest held by veiled women on the streets of Kabul.
020 7930 3647

Shows

All's Well That Ends Well
7.30pm, Gielgud Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, W1. £17.50-£40. Tube: Piccadilly Circus
An opening performance of the RSC's revival of the hit Stratford production of Shakespeare's comedy, with Dame Judi Dench. Some tickets available.
0870 890 1105

The Lesson
9.30pm, Etcetera Theatre, Oxford Arms, 265 Camden High Street, NW1. £8.50, £7.50 concs. Tube: Camden Town
A great production of Ionesco's short play - a warning on the perils of pedagogy, and a primer in absurdist word-play.
020 7482 4857

The Lion King
7.30pm, Lyceum Theatre, 21 Wellington Street, WC2. £10-£40. Tube: Charing Cross
There are a few tickets left for tonight. An astonishing triumph of theatrical imagination.
0870 243 9000

Music

Elbow
7.30pm, Brixton Academy, 211 Stockwell Road, SW9. £15. Tube: Brixton
Full of sharp tunes, strings and striking lyrics from frontman Guy Garvey.
0870 771 2000

The Vines
7.30pm, Electric Ballroom, Camden High Street, NW1. £15. Tube: Camden Town
One of the most eagerly awaited comebacks of 2004 - can they sustain the brilliance hinted at on their debut album? Returns only.
020 7485 9006

Daniel M¸ller-Schott
7.30pm, Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, W1. £10-£20. Tube: Bond Street
The impressive young cellist plays a programme of Beethoven, Schumann, Debussy and Franck.
020 7935 2141

Events

Gilbert and George
6.30pm, Borders, 120 Charing Cross Road, WC2. FREE! Tube: Tottenham Court Road
The internationally renowned artists sign copies of Gilbert and George: Contemporary Artists, published today.
020 7379 8877

Kea Catwalk Show
7pm-3am, The Gardening Club, 4 The Piazza, WC2. £10. Tube: Covent Garden
Raising money for the Red Heart Fund comes this catwalk event, plus an aftershow party.
020 7497 3154

Staying in

DVD - Friends Series 10
Can't wait for it on TV? Grab yourself the final series over two DVD sets, and bid a tearful farewell to Ross, Rachel, Joey, Chandler, Monica and Phoebe in your own time.

... and for free
Teddington Studios, Broom Road, TW11. Rail: Teddington, Hampton Wick Harry Hill's TV Burp returns with the bald madman taking his signature sideways glance at the week's most popular television. Quote "in London Tonight" at the door and you could be in the audience. www.TVrecordings.com