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First Look: Lolly Adefope Rehearses for West End Debut as Mary Todd Lincoln in OH, MARY!

See Lolly Adefope in rehearsal for her West End debut as Mary Todd Lincoln in OH, MARY! She begins performances this month at the Trafalgar Theatre.

BroadwayWorld·Sep 16, 2026·via BroadwayWorld

First Look: Lolly Adefope Rehearses for West End Debut as Mary Todd Lincoln in OH, MARY!

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The cast includes Lucy Frederick as Mary’s Chaperone, J.R. Ballantyne as Mary’s Husband’s Assistant, with Vinnie Heaven as Mary’s Teacher & Syrus Lowe as Mary’s Husband.

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Lolly Adefope will make her West End debut as Mary Todd Lincoln, alongside Lucy Frederick as Mary’s Chaperone, J.R. Ballantyne as Mary’s Husband’s Assistant, with Vinnie Heaven as Mary’s Teacher and Syrus Lowe as Mary’s Husband. She will play her first performance at the Trafalgar Theatre on Monday 28 September 2026. Check out rehearsal photos below!

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The Olivier and Tony Award-winning smash hit comedy Oh, Mary! is now booking until 2 January 2027. ohmaryplay.co.uk

Oh, Mary! is a dark comedy about a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Unrequited yearning, alcoholism, and suppressed desires abound in this 80-minute one-act play that finally examines the forgotten life and dreams of Mrs. Lincoln, through the lens of an idiot (playwright Cole Escola ).

Declared “one of the best comedies in years” by The New York Times, Oh, Mary! received Tony® Awards for Best Leading Actor in a Play ( Cole Escola ) and Best Direction of a Play ( Sam Pinkleton ), Drama League Awards for Outstanding Play and Outstanding Direction of a Play, as well as a special citation from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle. It was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Oh, Mary! premiered off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in January 2024, before a Broadway transfer to the Lyceum Theatre in July 2024, where it broke box office records and continues to play to sold out audiences. It had its West End premiere at Trafalgar Theatre on 3 December 2025, where it has also broken many Box Office records, and won Best Entertainment or Comedy Play at this year’s Olivier Awards. This Autumn, Oh, Mary! will also launch a US National Tour.

In addition to Cole Escola (Writer) and Sam Pinkleton (Director), the full creative team includes dots (Scenic Designer), Holly Pierson ( Costume Designer ), Cha See (Lighting Designer), Daniel Kluger (Sound Design and Music), Drew Levy (Sound Designer), Leah J. Loukas (Wig Designer), David Dabbon (Arrangements) with Casting by Stuart Burt CDG . Associate creatives include Georgie Rankcom (Associate Director), Zoë Hurwitz (Scenic), Debo Andrews (Costume), Tom Turner (Lighting), Chris Reid (Sound), Kim Kasim (Wigs), Caitlin Morgan (Music Direction), Eleanor Dolan (Costume Supervisor), and Marcus Hall (Props Supervisor).

Photo Credit: Manuel Harlan

Lolly Adefope

Lolly Adefope and Lucy Frederick

J.R. Ballantyne

Lolly Adefope and Syrus Lowe

Lolly Adefope

Lucy Frederick

Syrus Low and Stevie Haighton

Syrus Lowe

Vinnie Heaven

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Cole Escola will reprise their Tony Award-winning role as Mary Todd Lincoln in a limited West End run of OH, MARY! at Trafalgar Theatre, as the Olivier Award-winning production extends booking into early 2027.

All new photos have been released of Catherine Tate as Mary Todd Lincoln in OH, MARY! Tate joined the company at the Trafalgar Theatre in London. Check out the photos here!

All new photos have been released of Catherine Tate in rehearsals for OH, MARY! ahead of her first performance at Trafalgar Theatre in London. Check out the photos here!

Recently, we had the chance to speak with Scott Karim, who has taken over the role of Mary’s Husband in Oh, Mary! from Giles Terera. We discussed what made him want to be a part of this production, what made the rehearsal process unique and even what he thinks makes this comedic play so special.

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