Oh, Mary! Tickets

Don't miss the highly anticipated London transfer of Cole Escola's outrageous historical comedy about Mary Todd Lincoln in the days leading up to her husband's assassination. This one-act play is gleefully anachronistic and darkly absurdist, and has been a resounding success on Broadway with its fresh, irreverent take on a key period in American history.

Why you should see Oh Mary!

• Oh Mary! charmed and delighted Broadway audiences with its dark humour and cheeky take on historical figures. It's been praised as ‘a work of deranged beauty' (New York Magazine) and ‘the funniest play in years' (Time Out New York).
• We love a comedy that pokes fun at serious historical events and famous historical figures. Oh Mary! is sure to delight fans of historical comedies like Operation Mincemeat and The Bastard, Puccini!
• Cole Escola has been a long-time cult fixture of New York's alt-comedy scene, and we're excited to see how their off-beat, irreverent style of comedy translates to the London stage.

What is Oh Mary! about?

This off-beat, outrageous dark comedy reimagines the story of Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to the assassination of her husband - formerly US president Abraham Lincoln. In this tongue-in-cheek take on history, Mary is a foul-tempered alcoholic, stuck in an unhappy marriage with the deeply closeted Abe, desperate to relive her glory days as a cabaret dancer. This one-act, 80-minute play is packed with hilarious gags, alcohol-fuelled antics, and general mayhem as it takes an absurdist spin on an American First Lady as you've never imagined her before.

Oh Mary! enjoyed a wildly successful run on Broadway, picking up multiple awards and massive critical acclaim. It's the brainchild of American comedian, actor, and playwright Cole Escola, a longtime darling of New York's comedy scene. Audiences and critics alike fell in love with Escola's portrayal of the hilarious and feisty Mary in this delightfully camp and unapologetically anachronistic historical comedy. Now you too can enjoy this dark, bold, and deranged show right here in the West End. Prepare for a fast-paced romp through American history where nothing is as you'd expect and the jokes are rapid-fire as they are outrageous.

If you like your American history with a side of satire, book now and join Mary on a wild ride through history.