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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.
David Olusoga on a yellow poster for History’s Missing Chapters at the Sheldonian Theatre, advertising 3 July 2025

David Olusoga Brings ‘History’s Missing Chapters’ to Oxford’s Sheldonian Theatre

BAFTA-winning BBC historian and acclaimed public intellectual Professor David Olusoga OBE is set to visit Oxford this summer with his powerful new live show,...
James Yi as Appa standing behind a shop counter in a checked shirt and dark waistcoat

Review: Kim’s Convenience is a Funny, Tender Hit at Oxford Playhouse

Kim’s Convenience, now showing at the Oxford Playhouse, is a delightful and humorous tale of family, love, and all its complexities. We particularly loved the...
James Yi as Appa standing behind a shop counter in a checked shirt and dark waistcoat

James Yi looks forward to introducing the Kim family to Oxford

Ahead of award winning play Kim’s Convenience treading the boards at the Oxford Playhouse, we talked to actor James Yi about the stage production...
Frank N Furter spreads his arms in a black corset, with Brad and Janet behind him.

Review: The Rocky Horror Show Is A Triumph of Camp Chaos

The Rocky Horror Show returned to Oxford’s New Theatre last night, and it hasn’t lost any of its magic. From the first bar to the...
Vintage entertainers Sparky and Sprite wearing an RAF-style uniform and a red polka-dot dress

Step Back in Time: The Hummingbird Centre Hosts 1940s Party to Mark WWII Anniversary

A Bicester-based cancer support charity is inviting local residents to don their best vintage attire and step back in time this spring, as it...
Wet Wet Wet performing on stage under blue lights in front of an audience

Wet Wet Wet Announce Oxford Tour Date with Heather Small

Wet Wet Wet will play for one night in Oxford this autumn as part of the band’s UK tour. They will perform at Oxford’s New...
Two Cruel Intentions performers on an ornate black chaise longue under red stage lighting

Review: Cruel Intentions at Oxford’s New Theatre: Bold, Brilliant, and Backed by a Standing...

Oxford’s New Theatre played host to a deliciously twisted treat this week as the hit stage adaptation of Cruel Intentions delivered big laughs, big...
Handbagged artwork showing purple silhouettes of Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher with handbags

A Tale of Two Female Powerhouses: Handbagged Comes to Oxford Playhouse

A sharply witty reimagining of Handbagged, Moira Buffini’s Olivier Award-winning political comedy, is set to take the stage at Oxford Playhouse from Tuesday 20th...
Two actors beside a brightly stocked shop counter in Kim’s Convenience

Kim’s Convenience Comes to Oxford Playhouse This May

The internationally acclaimed production of Kim’s Convenience, the award-winning play that inspired the beloved Netflix series, is coming to the Oxford Playhouse from Tuesday...
Large Now That’s What I Call a Musical sign suspended above a stage lit in blue and purple

Review: 80s Nostalgia and Laughs Galore in Now That’s What I Call a Musical

Oh what a night! Now That’s What I call a Musical took us back in time to an era of great music topped off...

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