The Sheldonian Theatre (1667) was the first major commission for an aspiring young architect named Christopher Wren. Wren, who was then Professor of Astronomy at Oxford, designed the Sheldonian in ...

But in modern times Oxford has suffered from some truly horrible ... the 17th and 18th century are mostly represented: Wren’s ...

Before the arias, the Oxford Philomusica played two Cherubini ... from the Philomusica (not always an easy thing to do in the Sheldonian), and expertly judged the underlying march tempi, so ...

Sitting atop stone columns marking the northern boundary of the Sheldonian Theatre, at the eastern end of Broad Street, is one of Oxford's most peculiar historic attractions; a row of 17 busts of men ...

A hunt is on to find up to seven statue heads that once stood in front of an Oxford landmark. The carved figures known as the Emperor Heads, outside the Sheldonian Theatre, were first commissioned ...

comes to the Sheldonian Theatre on April 28. It is part of the performer’s Visiting Fellowship in the Humanities Cultural Programme at Oxford. In recent weeks, she has led workshops with student ...

Two new faces have been added to a row of sculptures outside Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre. The carved figures, known as the Emperor Heads, were first commissioned by Sir Christopher Wren in the ...

Emma Watson attends ceremony at Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford on Saturday Actress, 33, wears black gown, white blouse and ...

Lady Angiolini has confirmed she will run to become Oxford University’s next chancellor ...

Gaz Coombes has announced the upcoming release of his ‘Sheldonian Live EP’. The EP consists of four songs recorded live at the Oxford Sheldonian Theater earlier this year and is set to be ...

The orchestra, of course, is the Oxford Philomusica ... Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D Major with the orchestra at the Sheldonian Theatre, and the piece has now been recorded for release on ...

The next major event on the fund-raising calendar is a concert at the Sheldonian, featuring the Oxford University Orchestra, violinist Carolin Widmann and renowned conductor Daniel Harding ...