Oxfordshire's pantomime season is in full swing, and with the Christmas break still a few weeks off, there is plenty of time to pick a show. The biggest productions are the two versions of The Snow Queen running at opposite ends of the county, and they are worth comparing before you commit.
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At the Oxford Playhouse on Beaumont Street, Snow White runs from Friday 20 November to Sunday 3 January, written by Sarah Henley and directed by Mike Tweddle. It is aimed at ages five and up, runs two hours and twenty minutes with an interval, and is the most accessible show of the lot: relaxed performances, BSL, audio description, captioning, dementia-friendly shows and touch tours are all on the table, and babies under 18 months get in free on a lap. Prices vary by performance and seat.
Over in Chipping Norton, The Snow Queen runs from Wednesday 18 November to Thursday 17 January, written by Toby Hulse and directed by Caroline Leslie with music by Paul Herbert, and sponsored by Bloxham School. It also runs two hours and twenty minutes and is aimed at children aged four to 104. Tickets are tiered by demand: off-peak £18 to £30, standard £26 to £38 and peak £34 to £46, with school tickets at £13 and an early bird advance price of £11. There are relaxed performances on Friday 27 November at 11:00 and Thursday 10 December at 16:00, supported by The Albion Charity; a captioned show on Saturday 5 December at 14:00; and an audio-described performance on Saturday 28 November at 14:00 with a touch tour at 13:00. If you would rather go without the children, there are adult-only 18+ performances on Friday 4 December at 6pm, Friday 11 December at 7pm and Friday 8 January at 7pm, plus stage tours on Tuesday 22 and Tuesday 29 December at 6pm. Concessions cover under 16s, DLA, Unwaged Allowance, NUS, NHS and Pension Credit, and if you book 14 tickets, the 15th is free outside the peak tier. The box office is 01608 642350.
The smaller venues fill out the rest of the map. The Kingston Bagpuize Drama Group puts on James Barry's The Wizard of Oz on 26 to 28 November, with 7:30pm shows on Thursday and Friday and a 2pm and 6:30pm double on Saturday, at £16 for adults, £11 for children and £52 for a family, with proceeds going to Sobell House. The Players Theatre in Thame stages Robin Hood from 3 to 13 December; the company runs the only cinema in Thame and puts on around 25 visiting shows a year. At The Kenton in Henley-on-Thames, Dick Whittington runs from Saturday 5 December to Tuesday 29 December, billed as an award-winning five-star production with magic, audience interaction and big sets, at £32 for adults and £25 for under 16s, with a £16.75 relaxed performance on 14 December at 6pm. Witney's Corn Exchange hosts Sleeping Beauty from 18 to 31 December, with a relaxed show on Wednesday 19 December at 1:45pm and an after-dark 18+ version on Saturday 29 December at 7:30pm, at £17.34 for adults and £10.84 for under 15s. The Beacon in Wantage does its own The Snow Queen across six performances from 18 to 21 December at £13 for adults and children, and Cornerstone in Didcot stages Jack and the Beanstalk from 18 to 30 December, with a gala on the 18th, a relaxed show on the 21st and a deaf-friendly performance on the 28th, tickets running from £18 to £27. There is also a 'Panto of the Future' poster competition for children aged 12 and under, with the winning family ticket good for a show between 27 and 30 December and a deadline of 1 November.
Published Date
28 October 2026
