--- site: London Drum url: https://londondrum.com/events/?p=54537 canonical: https://londondrum.com/events/?p=54537 title: "Oh, Mary! Tickets · Trafalgar Theatre, London · Until 2 Jan 2027" description: "A Tony Award-winning comedy about Mrs Abraham Lincoln in the weeks leading up to his assassination" author: London Drum updated: 2026-08-31 clipped: 2026-11-15 --- # Oh, Mary! - About America's First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln ![Oh, Mary! at Trafalgar Theatre](https://londondrum.com/i/eve/oh-mary-trafalgartheatre.webp)
## Useful things to know before your visit Address: Trafalgar Theatre, 14 Whitehall, Westminster SW1A 2DY. Telephone: 0844 871 7632 ### What are the dates and times? 3rd December 2025 to [2nd January 2027](https://londondrum.com/events/?m=2-january) · 7.30 PM (Mon-Wed & Fri-Sat); 8.45 PM (Thu) · 5.30 PM matinee (Thu); 3.30 PM (Sat) ### How long does the show last? 1 hour 30 mins, with no interval ### How much do the tickets cost? Seats from £48 ### Which buses go to Trafalgar Theatre? Bus routes 11, 12 and 24 all stop close by ### Which is the closest train station? The nearest station is [Charing Cross](https://londondrum.com/transport/trains.php?station=charing-cross), which connects with the Bakerloo and Northern lines. It also serves National Rail trains. It only takes three minutes to walk to Trafalgar Theatre ### Which other attractions are nearby? These attractions are all within 15 minutes walk of Trafalgar Theatre: Nelson's Column, Household Cavalry Museum, Trafalgar Square, Horse Guards, Benjamin Franklin House, National Gallery, Banqueting House, National Portrait Gallery, Downing Street, Leicester Square, St. James's Park, Churchill War Rooms, Cleopatra's Needle, Piccadilly Circus and Chinatown Following its Tony Award-winning run on Broadway, the uproariously dark comedy _Oh, Mary!_ is transferring to the West End with Jinkx Monsoon (17 Aug to 26 Sep) and Lolly Adefope (28 Sep to 5 Dec) in the role of America's First Lady, Mary Todd Lincoln. ![A scene from Oh, Mary!](https://londondrum.com/i/eve/oh-mary6.webp) The one act play follows the private life of Mrs Abraham Lincoln in the chaotic weeks leading up to the President's assassination. Her unhappy existence is bedevilled by alcoholism and an unrequited yearning to return to the cabaret stage - the last place where she was truly happy. But all of her dreams and desires are filtered through the imagination of an idiot, Cole Escola. ![](https://londondrum.com/i/eve/oh-mary2.webp) The fast-paced satire boasts the brattiest wig in the West End and is packed full of biting wit and razor-sharp one-liners. ## What the theatre critics say **The Independent:** ★★★★ _"Hysterical and captivating. Fizzes with energy"_ **Evening Standard:** ★★★★ _"A glitter bomb of outrageousness. Oh Mary I'm glad you've come"_ **Daily Telegraph:** ★★★★ _"Mason Alexander Park gives the funniest performance in town"_ **Wall Street Journal:** _"Howlingly funny. A bona fide phenomenon"_ **New York Times:** _"One of the best comedies in years"_ ## Oh, Mary! Cast & Creatives **Director:** _Sam Pinkleton_ **Written by:** _Cole Escola_ **Cast:** _Jinkx Monsoon (until 26 Sep), Lolly Adefope (28 Sep to 5 Dec), Kate O'Donnell, Oliver Stockley, Scott Karim, Dino Fetscher_ **Music and lyrics:** _Daniel Kluger_ I've ranked watching a West End show as ★15 in [my must-do list for London](https://londondrum.com/planner/top-25-ultimate-bucket-list.php)