Musicals
Operation Mincemeat is the 2024 Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical.
It’s London's biggest hit with 88 Five-Star reviews making it the best-reviewed show in West End history. Now also a Tony-winning musical on Broadway!
The year is 1943 and right now we’re losing the war. Luckily, we’re about to gamble all our futures on a stolen corpse.
Singin’ in the Rain meets Strangers on a Train, Operation Mincemeat is the fast-paced, hilarious and unbelievable true story of the twisted secret mission that won us World War II.
Bursting at the seams with the kind of chaos you couldn’t invent, the question is: how did a dead body, a fake love letter, and - of all people - Ian Fleming come together to wrong-foot Hitler?
“Laughing so hard I could barely breathe is not what I expected for a musical about a World War II top-secret plan" – Thea Jacobs, The Sun
“Pure theatrical serotonin” – Hugh Montgomery, Metro
"Part Mel Brooks, part SIX, part Hamilton with a side order of One Man, Two Guvnors” – Neil Norman, The Daily Mirror
“Before curtain I talked to a fan seeing this for the seventh time. I wondered why anyone would see the same show seven times. Now I know” – Neil Armstrong, The Mail On Sunday
We chat to the choreographers of the smash-hit musical ahead of the show’s UK tour
The musical is based on the real-life Operation Mincemeat, which was a successful British deception operation of the Second World War to disguise the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily. Two members of British intelligence obtained the body of Glyndwr Michael, a homeless man who died from eating rat poison, dressed him as an officer of the Royal Marines and placed personal items on him identifying him as the fictitious Captain (Acting Major) William Martin.
Operation Mincemeat is recommend for ages 5+.
The show runs at approximately 2 hours and 35 minutes, which includes a 20 minute interval.
For accessibility information please contact the venue directly.
Salford - Lowry
16 - 28 Feb 2026
Bath - Theatre Royal Bath
2 - 14 Mar 2026
Wolverhampton - Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
17 - 21 Mar 2026
Fareham - Fareham Live
23 - 28 Mar 2026
Oxford - New Theatre
31 Mar - 4 Apr 2026
Bradford - Alhambra Theatre
6 - 11 Apr 2026
Sheffield - Lyceum Theatre
13 - 25 Apr 2026
Stoke-On-Trent - Regent Theatre
27 Apr - 2 May 2026
Chester - Storyhouse
4 - 9 May 2026
Birmingham - The Alexandra
11 - 16 May 2026
Canterbury - Marlowe Theatre
19 - 23 May 2026
Brighton - Theatre Royal Brighton
25 - 30 May 2026
York - Grand Opera House
1 - 6 Jun 2026
Milton Keynes - Milton Keynes Theatre
8 - 13 Jun 2026
Woking - New Victoria Theatre
15 - 20 Jun 2026
Newcastle - Newcastle Theatre Royal
22 - 27 Jun 2026
Plymouth - Theatre Royal Plymouth
29 Jun - 4 Jul 2026
Kingston Upon Hull - Hull New Theatre
6 - 11 Jul 2026
Northampton - Royal & Derngate
13 - 18 Jul 2026
Nottingham - Theatre Royal Nottingham
20 Jul - 1 Aug 2026
Eastbourne - Congress Theatre
3 - 8 Aug 2026
Aberdeen - His Majesty’s Theatre
11 - 15 Aug 2026
Southend-On-Sea - Cliffs Pavilion
31 Aug - 5 Sept 2026
Leeds - Grand Theatre
7 - 12 Sept 2026
Cardiff - New Theatre
15 - 19 Sept 2026
Swansea - Swansea Grand Theatre
21 - 26 Sept 2026
High Wycombe
28 Sept 3 Oct 2026
Norwich - Norwich Theatre Royal
5 - 10 Oct 2026
Dartford - Orchard Theatre
12 - 17 Oct 2026
Halifax - Victoria Theatre
26 - 31 Oct 2026
Edinburgh - Capital Theatres
2 - 7 Nov 2026
Glasgow - Theatre Royal Glasgow
10 - 14 Nov 2026
Southampton - Mayflower Theatre
17 - 21 Nov 2026
Crawley - The Hawth
23 - 28 Nov 2026
I had already seen the film which helped but the cast made an edgy war plan come alive. Highlighting some of the bureaucratic hurdles of the time. It was very funny with belly laughs one minute and then serious or sad the next minute. Absolutely amazing