Samantha McGregor
Review: Hickory’s Smokehouse brings big Southern barbecue flavours to Oxfordshire
Hickory’s Smokehouse has transformed a former Wootton pub into a lively American cuisine-inspired restaurant built around low-and-slow barbecue, generous sharing platters and warm, playful...
Review: Lakefest delivers great music, family fun and feel-good atmosphere
From Madness and The Charlatans to an Elvis-fronted Nirvana tribute act, our first visit to Lakefest delivered a weekend of big singalongs, unexpected discoveries...
Cast announced for Inua Ellams’ Once Upon a Time in Sokoto at Oxford Playhouse
The world-premiere production of Inua Ellams’ award-winning historical drama will come to Oxford this autumn, with Adeola Yemitan, Antonia Layiwola, Bayo Gbadamosi and Will...
Review: Dirty Bones Oxford serves a breakfast built for big appetites
Dirty Bones has expanded its breakfast menu into the working week, and its indulgent mix of waffles, burgers, eggs and crispy potatoes offers a...
Review: Our Man in Havana spins a hilarious web of lies at Oxford Playhouse
Tall tales, fiddled expenses, a British vacuum-cleaner salesman and Cold War spies: Our Man in Havana has all the ingredients for theatrical chaos, and...
Discos for Grown Ups brings daytime dancefloor party to Oxford Town Hall
A daytime disco promising 70s, 80s and 90s dancefloor classics, glitter, mirror balls and confetti is coming to Oxford Town Hall for the first...
One month to go until Big Feastival returns to the Oxfordshire Cotswolds
The countdown is on for Big Feastival, with Basement Jaxx, The Streets and Bastille set to headline a bank holiday weekend of music, food,...
Chesterton FC takes on Lapland running challenge for children affected by cancer
Players and families from Chesterton Football Club are taking on a 2,026-mile virtual running challenge to raise money for Christmas gifts for children affected...
Review: Bampton Classical Opera’s Zemira e Azor is a magical fairytale revival
Bampton Classical Opera’s rarely heard Zemira e Azor proved an absolute delight at Cokethorpe School, combining glorious music, playful staging and a beautifully accessible...
Review: Fawlty Towers – The Play is a brilliantly timed blast of comic chaos
Nearly half a century after Basil Fawlty first slammed a hotel door on television, Fawlty Towers is still capable of filling a theatre with...








































