Like the Sex Pistols signing their A&M Records recording contract in front of Buckingham Palace in 1977, earlier today the cast and creators of Operation Mincemeat gathered before a media scrum in front of the United Nations in New York City to announce that the Olivier Award-winning and Tony Award nominated Best Musical, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical is launching a globe-spanning World Tour.
The world tour begins on February 16, 2026, at The Lowry in Manchester, UK—the venue that first encouraged the Olivier Award-winning and Tony-nominated writing team to create their debut musical, co-commissioned the production, and supported its early development, including hosting its first-ever scratch performance in 2017.
A North American tour is expected to begin in 2026, and will include the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
This announcement comes after the production’s third Broadway extension through February 15, 2026, and its fifteenth West End extension through February 28, 2026.
SpitLip, the musical’s writers and composers, commented:
“Broadway opened the literal world to us, and we couldn’t be more grateful for every unpredictable twist of this astonishing journey. Most of all, we wish to thank the audiences who continue to carry this show with love and enthusiasm. Operation Mincemeat reminds us that in uncertain times, the bonds between allies are more important than ever – and that message feels especially relevant as we consider all the great nations in which our show will now have the opportunity to play. This show continues to be the adventure of a lifetime, and we’re wildly excited about what’s to come.”
Tickets for the UK leg go on pre-sale June 5 at 10am BST, with general sale starting June 6 at 10am BST. For full details and tickets, visit operationmincemeat.com. The tour will travel across the U.K. for 40 weeks.
Tour dates for other territories and casting details will be announced. Fans can sign up to the mailing list to be the first to hear when the show lands in a city near them. Watch this space for news on new countries and continents.
In Operation Mincemeat, it’s 1943, and the Allied Forces are on the ropes. Luckily, they’ve got a trick up their sleeve. Well, not up their sleeve, per se, but rather inside the pocket of a stolen corpse. Equal parts farce, thriller, and Ian Fleming-style spy caper (with an assist from Mr. Fleming himself), Operation Mincemeat tells the wildly improbable and hilarious true story of the covert operation that turned the tide of WWII.
Operation Mincemeat began as a tiny (and tiny-budgeted) production at London’s New Diorama Theatre. The show quickly gained a devoted following, spurring sold-out runs at venues including Southwark Playhouse and Riverside Studios. It finally premiered in the West End on May 9, 2023, at the Fortune Theatre, where it has since received 74 five-star reviews and counting, becoming ‘the Best Reviewed Show in West End History.’ Now in its third sold-out year, the show continues to play to standing-room-only crowds and has built one of London’s most passionate fanbases, affectionately known as the “Mincefluencers.”
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