{"id":4949,"date":"2026-05-27T11:13:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4949"},"modified":"2026-05-27T11:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:14:12","slug":"cole-escola-to-star-in-oh-mary-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/05\/27\/cole-escola-to-star-in-oh-mary-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Cole Escola to star in Oh, Mary in London"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cole Escola will star in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/play\/oh-mary\">Oh, Mary!<\/a>\u00a0at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/theatre\/trafalgar-theatre\">Trafalgar Theatre<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2240\" height=\"1260\" src=\"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Updated-Blog-images-5.jpg\" alt=\"Cole Escola in Oh, Mary on Broadway\" class=\"wp-image-4950\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Escola actually wrote the award winning comedy and they also starred in it when it opened on Broadway. They begin performances from 20th July\u00a0until\u00a015th August\u00a02026. Priority booking for these dates and general on-sale tickets will be released on Friday.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, <a href=\"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/04\/21\/catherine-tate-oh-mary-rehearsal-images\/\">Catherine Tate<\/a>\u00a0is leading the role in Tony and Olivier Award-winning comedy. The lead role is that of Mary Todd Lincoln who is married to the president. The one act comedy play is a historically dubious wartime comedy. The wild show revolves around bored alcoholic housewife Mary Todd Lincoln, who pines for the cabaret stage but is constantly undermined by her closeted, homosexual husband, who also just happens to be the President of the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cole Escola is also known for their work in comedy acting and a voice actor, appearing in shows like Big Mouth and even the Simpsons! They will be joining the current cast playing alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/04\/21\/catherine-tate-oh-mary-rehearsal-images\/\">Catherine Tate<\/a>. This is including Scott Karim, who plays Mary\u2019s Husband. The cast also currently features\u00a0Dino Fetscher\u00a0as\u00a0Mary\u2019s Teacher,\u00a0Kate O\u2019Donnell\u00a0as\u00a0Mary\u2019s Chaperone, and\u00a0Oliver Stockley\u00a0as\u00a0Mary\u2019s Husband\u2019s Assistant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The production team for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/play\/oh-mary\">Oh, Mary<\/a>! also announced today, they are extending until 2027! Finally, the casting for the role of Mary Todd Lincoln from\u00a0Monday 17th August\u00a0onwards\u00a0is to be announced. We wonder who will be the next administration at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/theatre\/trafalgar-theatre\">Trafalgar Theatre<\/a> in this raucous comedy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can book cheap and discounted tickets for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/play\/oh-mary\">Oh, Mary!<\/a> through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\">Leicester Square Box Office<\/a> today! You can catch Cole Escola in the show from 20th July. <a href=\"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/04\/21\/catherine-tate-oh-mary-rehearsal-images\/\">Catherine Tate<\/a> is performing in the role until then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/discounts\">cheap tickets<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/\">theatre news<\/a> be sure to follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\">Leicester Square Box Office<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lsbo_leicestersquareboxoffice\/\">social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cole Escola will star in\u00a0Oh, Mary!\u00a0at the Trafalgar Theatre. Escola actually wrote the award winning comedy and they also starred in it when it opened on Broadway. They begin performances from 20th July\u00a0until\u00a015th August\u00a02026. 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