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Samantha McGregor

Samantha McGregor
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Oxfordshire based journalist and founder of What’s On Oxon, Samantha covers entertainment and theatre reviews.
Two performers raise glasses on the library set of The Gang of Three

Three men, plenty of ambition and a few what-ifs

It’s not often that the sons of famous historical politicians sit in the audience of a play about their fathers. But on Wednesday evening, 28...
Illustrated Snow Queen publicity artwork with a blue-haired queen and gold title.

The Snow Queen brings Christmas pantomime to Chipping Norton Theatre

Gerda and Dame Candy Cane will head into a frozen kingdom when The Snow Queen opens at Chipping Norton Theatre on 18 November 2026. The...
Dick Whittington promotional image showing five performers in colourful pantomime costumes.

Dick Whittington returns to The Kenton for Henley’s Christmas pantomime

Dick Whittington's search for fame and fortune will bring him to Henley's Kenton Theatre this Christmas, with Immersion Theatre presenting the pantomime from 5...
Sleeping Beauty promotional poster showing a princess, spinning wheel and December 2026 performance dates.

Sleeping Beauty announced as Witney Corn Exchange’s Christmas pantomime

Sleeping Beauty will bring Princess Aurora, the wicked Carabosse and the Good Fairies to Witney's Corn Exchange from 18 to 31 December 2026. Buttercross Theatre...
Snow Queen promotional illustration with a crowned queen, a fairy, a dame, a reindeer and Jack Frost.

The Snow Queen brings a £13 Christmas pantomime to Wantage

Wantage becomes the frozen kingdom of Wantonia in The Beacon's Christmas pantomime, The Snow Queen, running from 18 to 21 December 2026. Jack Frost persuades...
Jack and the Beanstalk promotional artwork with a cow, a goose and a golden egg.

Jack and the Beanstalk comes to Didcot’s Cornerstone this Christmas

Jack, Daisy the Cow and a giant will take over Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot for its 2026 Christmas pantomime. Polka Dot Pantomimes and Cornerstone...
Illustrated pantomime stage with red curtains, a crown, beanstalk, apple and cat around the title Oxfordshire Pantomimes 2026.

Oxfordshire pantomimes 2026: Christmas shows, dates and booking guide

Snow White heads into an enchanted Oxford woodland, Dick Whittington sets off for London from Henley and three different productions of The Snow Queen...
A red open-top sightseeing bus covered in blue and white Christmas lights beside an illuminated building at night.

Oxford Christmas Light Festival 2026: programme, parade times and free events

Oxford’s Christmas Light Festival returns from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 November 2026, with a Rose Hill lantern parade, a light trail in Cutteslowe...
Promotional poster for The Best of Hans Zimmer & Film Favourites Illuminated, showing an orchestra, a violinist and colourful lighting.

The Best of Hans Zimmer & Film Favourites Illuminated comes to Dorchester Abbey

The Best of Hans Zimmer & Film Favourites Illuminated brings a live orchestra and light show to Dorchester Abbey on Thursday 12 November 2026. The...
Hannibal Lecter sits beside the glass wall of his cell, with his reflection visible beside him.

Review: Silence of the Lambs. Go and see it if you dare!

Suspense, terror and an underlying sense of menace fill the stage production of The Silence of the Lambs, now at Oxford’s New Theatre. The atmosphere...

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