Samantha McGregor
Oxfordshire based journalist and founder of What’s On Oxon, Samantha covers entertainment and theatre reviews.
Pretty Woman: The Musical returns to Oxford in August 2027
The stage version of one of Hollywood’s best-known romantic comedies is heading back to Oxford, with Pretty Woman: The Musical returning to New Theatre...
Trainspotting: The Musical comes to Oxford in February 2027
Thirty years after the iconic Trainspotting changed British cinema, Irvine Welsh’s story is heading to the Oxford stage in a new musical adaptation.
Trainspotting: The...
Review: The Beekeeper of Aleppo is powerful, compassionate and quietly devastating at Oxford Playhouse
Christy Lefteri’s bestselling novel has been brought to the stage in a production that is both deeply humane and emotionally bruising, with strong central...
John Partridge brings The Silence of the Lambs to Oxford this autumn
The first-ever stage adaptation of The Silence of the Lambs is heading to Oxford, with John Partridge set to play Dr Hannibal Lecter in...
Lakefest 2026 line-up revealed with Madness, The Charlatans and Bananarama
The full line-up has been announced for Lakefest 2026, with organisers promising another packed weekend of live music, family entertainment and food at Eastnor...
Review: Glorious! is funny, touching and wonderfully eccentric at Oxford Playhouse
Wendi Peters brings warmth, comic precision and real feeling to the role of Florence Foster Jenkins in a production that is far more moving...
Midsomer Murders comes to Oxford stage for the first time as UK tour continues
Inspector Barnaby is heading to Oxford, with the first-ever stage adaptation of Midsomer Murders arriving at New Theatre Oxford later this month.
Midsomer Murders: The...
Table tennis players complete 24-hour marathon for The Hummingbird Centre
A team of 26 table tennis players have completed a 24-hour marathon match in aid of The Hummingbird Centre, raising more than £3,000 so...
Review: Operation Mincemeat is smart, sharp and outrageously funny at New Theatre Oxford
The obvious question hanging over Operation Mincemeat is this: how do you turn one of the strangest intelligence operations of the Second World War...
The Beekeeper of Aleppo comes to Oxford Playhouse in powerful stage adaptation
A stage adaptation of Christy Lefteri’s international bestselling novel The Beekeeper of Aleppo will arrive at Oxford Playhouse this spring as part of a...
