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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.
Wendi Peters as Florence Foster Jenkins in Glorious!, wearing white angel wings and a gold headdress.

West End comedy Glorious! comes to Oxford Playhouse this April

Stage and screen star Wendi Peters will bring one of theatre’s most eccentric true stories to Oxford next month as the hit comedy Glorious!...
Alan Smith and Ian Critchley holding table tennis bats beside a Hummingbird Centre banner.

Players invited to take part in 24-hour charity table tennis marathon near Bicester

Table tennis players across Oxfordshire are being invited to take part in a 24-hour marathon match to raise money for a local cancer support...
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang poster showing the flying car above clouds, with Oxford Playhouse dates of 1–4 April.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang comes to Oxford Playhouse in April with 50 young Oxfordshire...

The much-loved family musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is heading to Oxford Playhouse this April, with more than 50 young performers from across Oxfordshire...
Mimi Webb standing with her arms folded in a green-tiled room.

More acts announced for Big Feastival 2026 in Oxfordshire

Organisers of Big Feastival have revealed another wave of performers for this summer’s event, adding musicians, chefs and comedians to an already packed line-up. The...
Black-and-white title artwork for Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical.

Operation Mincemeat heads to Oxford as Olivier-winning musical begins first UK tour

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, the award-winning wartime comedy based on one of the most improbable intelligence missions of the Second World War, is...
Katy Stephens as Martha in a red blouse, holding a cigarette in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Review: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is Raw, Emotional, and Brilliant

Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a raw, emotional, and captivating roller-coaster of a play that both challenges and enthrals. As it...
Four performers gathered around a dining table in the 2026 touring production of 2:22 A Ghost Story.

Review: 2:22 A Ghost Story is Chilling and Unpredictable

If you enjoy a good scare, 2:22 – A Ghost Story at Oxford’s New Theatre is an absolute must-see. From the very first moment,...
Poster for David Bradley’s Hummingbird Centre fundraiser at the Littlebury Hotel, 20 March 2026, 7.30pm, tickets £25

David Bradley to headline charity evening in Bicester for The Hummingbird Centre

BAFTA-winning actor David Bradley will share stories, music and magic at a special fundraising evening in Bicester next month. The event, titled Music, Magic and...
Lara Denning, Rosie Singha and Jacqui Dubois performing around a bench in Here & Now

Review: Here & Now brings Steps’ pop anthems to New Theatre Oxford

Bonkers, bold and unapologetically fun, Here & Now has arrived at New Theatre Oxford, and it delivers exactly what you would expect from a...
Danny Horn and the Sunny Afternoon company performing with guitars and dancers on stage

Review: Sunny Afternoon really got Oxford going

A medley of some of The Kinks’ best-loved songs had the Oxford audience on its feet as Sunny Afternoon closed at the New Theatre...

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