Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical

About the show

Operation Mincemeat: A New Award Winning Musical | Direct from London's West End | The Victoria Theatre Halifax | Monday 26 - Saturday 31 October 2026
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 Award®-winning musical on Broadway!
The year is 1943 & 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 & 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 & of all people - Ian Fleming come together to wrong-foot Hitler?
"It's not just the best musical I've ever seen; it's the most rewarding theatrical experience I've ever had" Taffy Brodesser-Akner, The New York Times
“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, Mail On Sunday