Statue of Charlie Chaplin, London In a later refurbishment of 2010–2012 Chaplin's statue was removed altogether, together with busts of William Hogarth, John Hunter, Sir Isaac Newton and Sir Joshua Reynolds. The statue was installed in a nearby street, Leicester Place, in 2013. This was in order to prevent damage to the sculpture during improvement works. In 2016 it returned to Leicester Square and was re-unveiled on Chaplin's birthday. Statue of Charlie Chaplin, London The statue of Charlie Chaplin in Leicester Square, London, is a work of 1979 by the sculptor John Doubleday. It portrays the actor, comedian and filmmaker in his best-known role, as
Leicester Square Theatre Broadway, "Round the Horne" (2003) After this, the theatre was then named Leicester Square Theatre. American comedian Joan Rivers made her acting debut in August 2008 with her play "Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress by a Life in Progress", which played a total of 75 performances to celebrate her birthday. A musical based on the comic strip "Alex", by Charles Peattie and Russell Taylor, starring Robert Bathurst, finished the year 2008. and "An Evening with Joan Collins" ran from 2011 to 2015. Bill Bailey, Roseanne Barr, Sandra Bernhard, Jo Brand, Bill Burr, Julian Clary, Greg Davies, Macy Gray, Richard