Mrs President at Charing Cross Theatre
Mrs President at Charing Cross Theatre
Acclaimed historian John Ransom Phillips’s play is a HERstory lesson in the power dynamics between Mary Lincoln – widow of Abraham Lincoln – and celebrity photographer Mathew Brady. In an attempt to clean up her public image as a suspected Confederate spy and spendthrift, the grieving First Lady engages Brady to take her portrait. However, the relationship soon breaks down, putting issues of agency and representation into sharp focus. Mrs President offers Mary – arguably the most reviled First Lady in history – a sympathetic right to reply.The show returns to Charing Cross in a reimagined version following an initial outing in February 2025, with Keala Settle starring alongside Hal Fowler.
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