Operation Mincemeat (musical)
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| A New Musical | |
Promotional image for the original West End production | |
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| Setting | 1943, World War Two |
| Basis | Operation Mincemeat |
| Premiere | New Diorama Theatre |
| Productions | 2019 New Diorama Theatre 2020 & 2021 Southwark Playhouse 2022 Riverside Studios 2023 West End 2025 Broadway 2026 World tour |
| Awards | WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Musical Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical |
Operation Mincemeat is a musical comedy with book, music and lyrics by David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts (known as the musical comedy troupe SpitLip, with this show being their debut production). The plot is based on Operation Mincemeat, a Second World War British deception operation. The show received six Laurence Olivier Award nominations, winning two for Best New Musical and Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for Jak Malone, and garnered four Tony Award nominations including Best Musical, and won for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Jak Malone.