Joan Rivers cancels return to West End

Joan Rivers cancels return to West End

Joan Rivers' return to the West End in December & January has been cancelled after a US TV pilot she was working on has unexpectedly been commissioned for a full series.

The autobiographical play, Joan Rivers - A Work In Progress By A Life In Progress, had a run at the Leicester Square Theatre for a few weeks last month and was due to return in December for 3 weeks and January for 2 weeks.

Martin Witts, who produced the play, said: "It is with great sadness that I have to announce that JOAN RIVERS: A WORK IN PROGRESS BY A LIFE IN PROGRESS will not have its full London run. Audiences and critics have been unanimous in their praise and Joan and the cast never failed to get nightly standing ovations. We had initially hoped to just postpone the rest of the performances but can't get a commitment on exactly when this could be so we have decided to refund all tickets sold."


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