Music and the arts are a big part of London life and we at A&O also like to indulge in such pleasures from time to time.
Within the Bishops Square and Bank Street (Canary Wharf) offices there are music practice rooms which you can book if you fancy dusting off the violin or maracas that you haven't played since primary school. There are also teachers available to provide a little more guidance where wanted or if you suddenly get the urge to take up the banjo and don't know where to start.
Last year saw the dawn of an A&O orchestra who scraped and spluttered with sufficient musicality to accompany the already well-established A&O singers during a one-off performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore.
If you're more of a music listener, there are regular lunchtime classical concerts that take place at Spitalfields Church. Of course, if music is not your thing then there are plenty of other options to try and dance lessons of all types are available in the Bishops Square office which houses a dance studio and caters to all tastes from hip-hop to ballet.
Canary Wharf's seasonal festivals provide entertainment to those in the Bank Street offices, from jazz to outdoor cinema, book signings to Harry Potter parties (for more information, see www.mycanarywharf.com).
A&O's Wharf offices provide a view across the Thames of the O2 (a perhaps more successful incarnation of the Millennium Dome), which houses a cinema and hosts the concerts of the world's biggest performing artists (see: www.theo2.co.uk/).
There's a whole world of music and theatre as you head into central London too. Check out the plays and musicals in the West End via londontheatre.co.uk. Concerts of all musical varieties can be found by a quick search of ticketmaster and there are some great venues from the intimate (KOKO, Brixton Academy, Shepherds Bush Empire) to the humungous (Wembley, Twickenham) and high brow (St Martin's in the Fields, the Royal Opera House).
Art is everywhere in London but we can particularly recommend the Tate Modern for a wide range of exhibitions and the National Portrait Gallery providing something a little different from other galleries. Of course this is just the tip of a very arty iceberg and other 'must-sees' for art lovers include, the British museum, the National Gallery, the Royal Academy and for a little bit of everything check out the remarkably handy Barbican.
A&O also often plays host to various art exhibitions within the Bishops Square building is but a stone's throw from the Whitechapel Art Gallery and White Cube. Watch out for the odd Banksy on local buildings and artists Gilbert and George wandering around too.
Festivals are integral to East London life. Lovebox Weekender and Paradise Gardens festival are worth a visit in nearby Victoria Park. So too is the Shoreditch festival in August, which runs for two weeks, as does the Spice Festival in July. Brick Lane Food and Music Festival in September, the Brick Lane Baishaki Mela in May and numerous Spitalifields festivals throughout the year provide ample opportunity to revel in the unique East London culture that is on your doorstep.
If festival frolicking does not bring laughter to your life then last but not least, we refer you to London's comedy clubs: www.jongleurs.com, www.upstairscomedy.com, www.thecomedystore.com and Lee Hurst's Backyard in nearby Bethnal Green.