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40 years of the Olivier Awards to be celebrated with BBC gala

BBC Radio 3 will hold a special gala performance featuring past Olivier Award winners including Adrian Lester

Adrian Lester will be performing in The Oliviers concert
Adrian Lester will be performing in The Oliviers concert
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BBC Radio 3 announced today that Maria Friedman, Daniel Evans, Adrian Lester and David Thaxton will be amongst the past Olivier Award-winners joining the BBC Concert Orchestra to perform in The Oliviers in Concert.

The BBC Concert Orchestra will be teaming up with the Society of London Theatre to celebrate 40 years of the Olivier Awards, with a special gala concert at the Royal Festival Hall on Monday 25 January 2016.

The stars will perform a selection of songs from award-winning musicals with the orchestra, conducted by principal conductor Keith Lockhart.

Further names are still to be announced.

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