At around 10.30am, just after breakfast has settled, the buzz of the first latte fades and the realisation dawns upon tens of thousands of Wharfers that the day will be long and relentless and cruel, a murmur of conversation begins.

The conversation takes place at water coolers, at corridor junctions, across snaking wires in server rooms and over walls of note-festooned monitors.

Now the secretive artist, whose work can be seen throughout east London, has launched his first solo show at Rich Mix on Bethnal Green Road.

Angela Clarke suggests good ol' sulphur and chips for our tourist friends this summer

There's an advert currently running on the Tube that reads: "You know when your mum's coming round to your flat and you give the place a quick tidy?

A shiver runs down my spine as Thor and Iron Man engage in a tete-a-tete that expresses itself through violence.

The shiver is not the emotional resonance of the bromantic liaison but a genuine, arm-rest grabbing vibration.

By Tabitha Ronson

My boss has been off work sick. As usual, whether she's ill or otherwise, her workload has mostly fallen upon my desk and - as is the general custom - Young Colleague has been giving the impression she is the one shouldering the burden.

Normally this would irritate me to the point where I'd need to run to the loo lock myself inside a cubicle - and scream silently.

Children's show In the Night Garden Live is back at The O2 by popular demand.

We have a VIP prize for one family to meet the cast and characters after the show on Saturday, May 26, at 2pm.

One runner-up will win a family ticket to see the show only on Thursday, May 24 at 2pm.

By Tabitha Ronson

Wow! The weekend made me realise just how cool it is being a mum.

Yes, there are the endless washing cycles, sleepless nights and an unnerving familiarity with the GPs' waiting room but there are the perks too. And there are lots of them...

STAGE
South Downs / The Browning Version
Harold Pinter Theatre
★★★★★

IN A NUTSHELL
David Hare has written a compelling companion piece to Terence Rattigan's tale of the implosion of a dry and unpopular schoolmaster.

Angela Clarke looks at wellies

It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is making bad jokes about us being in a drought.

It rains in the UK frequently. Get over it. The deluge of moaning about the soggy weather has been accessorised in an unexpected way on the Wharf: I've spotted a number of wellington boots.

Hailing from New York he specialises in a wide range of disciplines including weight management and body building.

IN A NUTSHELL
The blend of physical and musical performance was simply stunning, writes Reef Malak

Standing at the front of Jamie's Italian in Churchill Place, Gennaro Contaldo stops dead from his exhibition of pasta making as if someone has struck him with a grave insult.

He had only been asked about a particular aspect of his TV series. The emotive chef's eyes burn as if he is about to launch into an exhaustive tirade.

STAGE
Conquest Of The South Pole
Arcola
★★★★✩

IN A NUTSHELL
Four unemployed lads give purpose to their lives by recreating Admundsen's epic trek in their attic.

The array of films and music events have been judged, if only informally, by the hundreds of people who attended the four-day Sundance London festival at The O2.

But the most important decision hangs in the balance - is it coming back?

IN A NUTSHELL
There are flaws but Ayckbourn's latest hits the right note for the most part, writes Edward Hamer