Oh, Mary! Tickets

A breakdown of all the characters in Oh, Mary!

Oh, Mary! is a riotous, darkly comic reimagining of American history that turns the life of Mary Todd Lincoln completely on its head. Blending camp, chaos, and historical satire, the play explores power, repression, and longing through a wildly unconventional lens. With razor-sharp dialogue and exaggerated characterisations, Oh, Mary! offers a deliriously funny take on a familiar figure, seen entirely on her own terms - and its absolutely taken the West End by storm.

Who are the Oh, Mary! characters?

This bold Broadway hit delves into the inner world of Mary Todd Lincoln and the eccentric figures orbiting her life. Set in a heightened, absurd version of the 1860s, the play leans into farce while still exposing real emotional truths. Here are the unforgettable characters you’ll meet along the way.

Mary Todd Lincoln

Played by Mason Alexander Park

At the centre of the play is Mary Todd Lincoln herself, volatile, funny, and utterly uncontainable. Trapped in a rigid marriage and suffocating social expectations, Mary is desperate for attention, freedom, and something resembling joy. Equal parts tragic and outrageous, she channels her frustrations through erratic behaviour, sharp wit, and theatrical flair. Mary is the emotional engine of the show, refusing to be sidelined in either history or her own life - and you can't help but love her fot it.

The Tony Award-winning Broadway phenomenon, Oh, Mary! has transferred to London’s West End for a strictly limited run at the Trafalgar Theatre. Packed with wit, sass, and unhinged energy, this bold new production puts Mary Todd Lincoln front and centre, offering audiences a fresh, camp, and exhilarating theatrical experience. With tickets officially on sale, Oh, Mary! is already generating excitement as one of the most talked-about transfers of the season.

What is Oh, Mary! about?

Oh, Mary! follows the miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Filled with razor-sharp one-liners, unrequited yearning, suppressed desires, and plenty of chaos, the play flips the script on traditional presidential history.

Mary’s story is bold, camp, and unapologetically funny, placing the First Lady firmly at the heart of the drama in a way that is riotously entertaining and full of energy.

For much of theatre history, women were erased twice over: from the stories and from the stage. Before King Charles II’s royal warrant in 1662, women in England weren’t allowed to perform, meaning that every Juliet, Ophelia, and Desdemona was played by a man. And once women finally stepped into the light, they were often boxed into one-note roles: the wife, the lover, the mother, or the tragic figure waiting to be rescued. More prop than protagonist.

Today, the West End is making up for lost time. Theatreland is rolling out a wave of productions that put women - real, complex, occasionally chaotic women - at the centre of their own stories.

Take Six the Musical. What started as a student-made pop concert is now a full-blown global hit. The show gives Henry VIII’s six wives the mic they never got in history class. Catherine, Anne, Jane, Anna, Katherine, and Catherine fire off their own versions of events, trading the old tragic-queen narrative for sharp, witty, Beyoncé-esque bangers. Instead of being defined by how they died, they tell us how they lived.

Then there’s Hamilton. It may be marketed as the story of America’s “ten-dollar founding father,” but its emotional backbone belongs to the women. Angelica Schuyler’s brilliance and Eliza Hamilton’s quiet resolve reshape the narrative, especially in the final moments of the show. Eliza’s gasp, her decades of work at the orphanage she co-founded, and her stubborn commitment to telling the story (his and hers) give Hamilton its lasting punch. She becomes far more than “the best of wives and best of women.”

Rehearsal photos have been unveiled for the highly anticipated West End premiere of the hit comedy Oh, Mary!, which opens at Trafalgar Theatre on 3 December 2025.

Directed by Tony® Award-winner Sam Pinkleton and written by Tony® Award-winner Cole Escola, the production stars Mason Alexander Park as Mary Todd Lincoln. Joining him on stage are Kate O’Donnell as Mary’s Chaperone, Oliver Stockley as Mary’s Husband’s Assistant, Dino Fetscher as Mary’s Teacher, and Giles Terera as Mary’s Husband. The show is booking until 25 April 2026.

Oh, Mary! is a darkly comic exploration of the final weeks of Mary Todd Lincoln’s life before Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. The one-act, 80-minute play delves into Mary’s unfulfilled desires, struggles with alcoholism, and suppressed dreams, presenting her story through the irreverent lens of playwright Cole Escola. Find out more in our Everything You Need to Know About Oh, Mary! article.