Operation Mincemeat (musical)

Operation Mincemeat
A New Musical
Promotional image for the original West End production
Music
Lyrics
  • David Cumming
  • Felix Hagan
  • Natasha Hodgson
  • Zoë Roberts
Book
  • David Cumming
  • Felix Hagan
  • Natasha Hodgson
  • Zoë Roberts
Setting1943, World War Two
BasisOperation Mincemeat
PremiereNew Diorama Theatre
Productions2019 New Diorama Theatre
2020 & 2021 Southwark Playhouse
2022 Riverside Studios
2023 West End
2025 Broadway
2026 World tour
AwardsWhatsOnStage 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.