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Samantha McGregor

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Oxfordshire based journalist and founder of What’s On Oxon, Samantha covers entertainment and theatre reviews.
Promotional artwork for Our Man in Havana showing a man in a white suit running with a vacuum cleaner against colourful Cuban buildings.

Graham Greene spy comedy Our Man in Havana heads to Oxford Playhouse

A fast-moving stage adaptation of Graham Greene’s spy comedy Our Man in Havana will come to Oxford Playhouse this summer, led by Call the...
Snow White pantomime artwork showing a woodland cottage among green fir trees inside an ornate gold frame.

Oxford Playhouse announces Snow White as 2026 Christmas pantomime

Oxford Playhouse has announced Snow White as its 2026 Christmas pantomime, with a new Oxford-set version of the classic fairytale running from November to...
Dawn, Jenna and Becky in blue waitress uniforms leaning together through the diner’s kitchen hatch in Waitress.

Review: Waitress is a delicious slice of musical theatre at New Theatre Oxford

Warm, funny and quietly devastating when it needs to be, Waitress serves up a hugely enjoyable night at New Theatre Oxford, led by a...
Musicians performing with guitars and drums beneath red and blue stage lights at Front Row Festival.

Review: Front Row Festival celebrates 10 years with music, family fun and community spirit

Front Row Festival marked its 10th anniversary in style at Fritwell Playing Fields, with a packed day of live music, children’s entertainment, food, fundraising...
The Karate Kid musical cast in the red-lit Cobra Kai dojo, with a performer standing beneath a central spotlight.

Review: The Karate Kid – The Musical is a black-belt adaptation of an 80s...

There was always one big question hanging over The Karate Kid – The Musical: could a much-loved 1980s film really work on stage in...
Zoe Draper and Sue Clarke outside The Hummingbird Centre ahead of the charity’s Wellbeing Fayre

Hummingbird Centre to open its doors for Wellbeing Fayre near Bicester

A cancer support charity near Bicester is inviting residents to look behind the scenes and experience “wellbeing in action” at a community fayre this...
Five men posing on the golf course at The Hummingbird Centre’s charity golf day, four holding golf clubs.

Golfers raise £8,100 for Bicester cancer support charity

Golfers have raised £8,100 for The Hummingbird Centre after the charity’s golf day returned for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic. At a glance Event The...
Three cast members of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) posing in costume with a skull and rose.

Review: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) is a joyful sprint through the...

Oxford Playhouse audiences were given a gloriously silly, relentlessly energetic dash through Shakespeare’s entire canon as the Reduced Shakespeare Company’s much-loved comedy arrived in...
Flower-framed Flight Club Oxford sign and outdoor tables beneath a canopy on the Westgate terrace.

Review: Flight Club Oxford’s summer terrace, cocktails and darts hit the bullseye

Whoever first thought to put darts, cocktails and sharing plates together knew exactly what they were doing. Flight Club Oxford has given its Westgate terrace...
Publicity artwork for Frankie Goes to Bollywood showing a dancer in a red skirt against blue stage lighting.

Frankie Goes to Bollywood brings Rifco’s musical spectacle to Oxford Playhouse

Rifco Theatre Company’s musical comedy-drama will run at Oxford Playhouse from Tuesday 2 to Saturday 6 June, with a BSL-interpreted performance on Wednesday. Oxford audiences...

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