Operation Mincemeat continues at the Fortune Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A crowd-pleaser that never dumbs down.
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Operation Mincemeat – Theatre Royal Bath and Touring
Operation Mincemeat was reviewed at Theatre Royal Bath where it continues until 14 March 2026. The UK leg of the world tour continues until 28 November 2026. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Yes, they made a bloody musical – and God, it’s brilliant.
Operation Mincemeat – Fortune Theatre
Operation Mincemeat continues at the Fortune Theatre, London until 28 February 2026. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Uplifting, clever, emboldening – it’s no surprise that audience members can be seen grinning from start to finish.
Music Review: Operation Mincemeat – Original Cast Recording
Operation Mincemeat – Original Cast Recording (Sony Music CG). Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Operation Mincemeat – Fortune Theatre
Operation Mincemeat continues at the Fortune Theatre, London until 19 August 2023. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Robert Hastie to direct West End transfer of Operation Mincemeat
Best Director Olivier Award 2023 nominee Robert Hastie will direct the West End transfer run of award-winning musical Operation Mincemeat.
West End run for SpitLip’s much acclaimed show Operation Mincemeat
After sold-out development runs at the New Diorama Theatre in 2019 and Southwark Playhouse in 2020, 2021 and 2022, plus an extended Riverside Studios run this summer, SpitLip’s Operation Mincemeat transfers to the West End’s Fortune Theatre from 29 March to 9 May 2023.
EP and music video released for Metta’s new musical The Minotaur
Award-winning theatre company Metta Theatre is offering theatre-lovers a first look and listen to the company’s newest environmental musical The Minotaur.
Operation Mincemeat – Riverside Studios, London
Operation Mincemeat continues at the Riverside Studios, London until 9 July 2022. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Ah, remember a few months ago when a light-hearted comedy about war was an uncomplicated evening’s entertainment? Now, increasingly and terrifyingly, a third world war no longer feels impossible, and everybody is a little […]
Extended run for Operation Mincemeat at Riverside Studios
Award-winning new musical Operation Mincemeat will follow three sold-out runs at the Southwark Playhouse with an extended run in its new home, London’s Riverside Studios from 28 April 2022. Featuring the new version of the show re-worked and extended during lockdown, SpitLip’s innovative take on a strange but true story of a secret mission in […]
Operation Mincemeat – Southwark Playhouse
Operation Mincemeat continues at the Southwark Playhouse Large, London until 19 February 2022. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ If you didn’t catch SpitLip’s oblique – and hilarious – retelling of this Second World War mission at its last outing in Southwark, then you absolutely must get yourself down to SE1 in double-time, before […]
Theatre rising stars recognised in The Stage 25 list
Twenty-five individuals or partnerships tipped to be future stars of the UK theatre industry feature on a new list unveiled to celebrate 25 years of the prestigious The Stage 100. Backed by titans of the theatre including Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cameron Mackintosh and Sonia Friedman, The Stage 25 is made up of 25 theatre-makers with […]
Polka Theatre unveils details of Christmas show, Cinderella: the AWESOME truth
Wimbledon’s Polka Theatre has unveiled details of the world premiere of madcap musical adventure Cinderella: the AWESOME truth this festive season. Written and directed by Sarah Punshon, with music and lyrics by the award-winning Felix Hagan (Operation Mincemeat), the contemporary take on the classic fairy story co-created by Toni-Dee Paul takes its inspiration from a […]
2022 dates announced for Operation Mincemeat at Southwark Playhouse
Just days before award-winning new musical Operation Mincemeat completes its current sold-out run at the Southwark Playhouse, plans have been announced for a further six-week run early next year. Featuring a new version of the show re-worked and extended during lockdown, SpitLip’s innovative take on a strange but true story of a secret mission in […]
New dates and new look for Operation Mincemeat at Southwark Playhouse
The Southwark Playhouse has announced the rescheduled work-in-progress dates for award-winning new musical Operation Mincemeat. Originally due to make a rapid return to the South London venue in May 2020, SpitLip’s innovative take on a strange but true story of a secret mission in the Second World War will follow its sold-out run in The […]
Operation Mincemeat – New Diorama Theatre
Operation Mincemeat continues at the New Diorama Theatre, London until 15 June 2019. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ A musical about a corpse dressed up by MI6 to fool the Nazi high command is not something you come across every day. It’s even more astonishing that this is a historically accurate […]
