Award-winning actor and comedian Lolly Adefope takes to the West End stage as Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary!, the acclaimed dark comedy by Cole Escola.
Wildly irreverent, fast-paced and deliberately absurd, Oh, Mary! reimagines the life of Abraham Lincoln’s wife during the weeks leading up to his assassination. Rather than presenting a conventional historical drama, the play turns Mary Todd Lincoln into an outrageous comic creation — frustrated, theatrical and desperate to escape the restrictions of her life.
The story follows a miserable and increasingly exasperated Mary as she struggles with unrequited yearning, alcohol, suppressed desires and an overwhelming ambition to return to the stage.
At the centre of the production is a deliberately ridiculous question: what if the version of Mary Todd Lincoln we thought we knew was only part of the story?
The result is an anarchic 80-minute comedy that takes history and gleefully turns it upside down.
Following its hugely successful run in New York, where the production became one of the most talked-about theatrical comedies in recent years, Oh, Mary! has transferred to London’s West End.
Lolly Adefope brings her distinctive comic style to the role of Mary, following an acclaimed career across television, film and comedy. She is known for performances in productions including Ghosts, Shrill and This Time with Alan Partridge.
For audiences looking for something very different from the traditional West End historical drama, Oh, Mary! offers an energetic mixture of satire, farce, history and outrageous comedy.
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Oh, Mary! starring Lolly Adefope
Award-winning actor and comedian Lolly Adefope takes to the West End stage as Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh,…