Theatre kids rejoice! Cole Escola’s hit Broadway comedy Oh, Mary! is finally making its West End debut, and tickets are already on sale.
The award-winning dark comedy is set to arrive at Trafalgar Theatre, London , in December where it will run until April 2026.
Set in a post-civil-war United States, the 80-minute, one-act production reimagines the final days of first lady Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of US president Abraham Lincoln, into a twisted absurdist story of “history, heartbreak, and satire.”
In the weeks leading up to Abraham’s assassination, a miserable, suffocated Mary reminsces over her forgotten hopes and dreams, which have melted into a puddle of unrequited yearning and alcoholism.
The show, written entirely by Escola and directed by Sam Pinkleton, has been described as t