Operation Mincemeat
EVENT INFORMATION
Evenings: 7.30pm
Matinees: Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm
Running time: 2hrs 35mins (including interval)
Need to know: 5+, contains flashing lights, strobe effects, theatrical haze, siren sounds and loud music
BSL Interpreted perf: Sat 27 Jun, 2.30pm
No Friends discount.
Under 30s tickets are sold out
Operation Mincemeat is the 2024 Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical.
It’s London’s biggest hit with 113 Five-Star reviews making it the best-reviewed show in West End history, now also a Tony-nominated Best 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?
Book early, secure your seat today
“Laughing so hard I could barely breathe is not what I expected for a musical about a World War II top-secret plan.”
The Sun
“Pure theatrical serotonin.”
Metro
Images feature West End Cast.
“Part Mel Brooks, part SIX, part Hamilton with a side order of One Man, Two Guvnors.”
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.”
Mail On Sunday
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