Operation Mincemeat (original) (raw)
“My far-and-away favorite production”
Helen Shaw, The New Yorker
“The West End show you need tickets for, now. Operation Mincemeat is this summer's smash hit”
Sam Marlowe, The I
“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
"Pure theatrical serotonin"
Hugh Montgomery, Metro
"The little show that roared in the face of bloated blockbusters has executed a flawless transition to mainstream triumph"
Stefan Kyriazis, The Express
”Unfortunately five stars is the limit, I would happily give many more”
Katerina Partolina Schwartz, Broadway Baby
“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
"A pythonesque wartime romp that doesn’t short change the intellect”
Dominic Cavendish, The Daily Telegraph
“A gloriously inventive wartime romp”
Clive Davis, The Times
”Irrespressible wartime musical is a West End Triumph”
Emma John, The Guardian
“This little belter is staging its own audacious invasion plan”
Suzi Feay, Financial Times
“Part Mel Brooks, part SIX, part Hamilton with a side order of One Man, Two Guvnors”
Neil Norman, Daily Mirror
Schedule & Pricing
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The Fortune Theatre is small and we have one flat ticket price across the house. Best seats are therefore available on a first-come first-served basis.
Center stalls and front row of the dress circle are available exclusively via our mailing list. It’s free to join, sign up here.
Monday night ticket prices are frozen at £39.50.
To ensure a fair allocation, these seats are now being distributed through the 🗳️ Monday Ballot 🗳️, you can enter here.
The Ballot is now expanded to include Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Groups of 10+ get £10 off per ticket by clicking here.
Groups of 30+ get £20 off per ticket by clicking here.
Groups of 100+ on application.
Please email groups@operationmincemeat.com for large bookings.
Bring the whole family (6 or more of your nearest and dearest) and get £10 off per ticket.
Follow this link for more info’ on family prices. Note: only 3 members of your party need to be family members.
We are currently running a £25 lottery every 2 weeks for weekend performances. (Our weekends start on Wednesday 😉 )
It’s free to enter - you can find our more about our lottery here.
We are so grateful to all those who keep coming back to see us. We’re looking at you - _Bingo Card People_…!
We’d like to offer you a loyalty price as a small token of our thanks - £10 off per ticket for groupings of 6+.
Follow this link for more info’ on our loyalty prices.
As you know, Mondays sell out fast (ticket prices are frozen at £39.50). To ensure tickets are allocated fairly, we are running sales for all seats on Monday nights through a ballot drawing across the new booking period: 16 Nov 2024 - 25 Jan 2025.
We also occasionally release standing tickets for £20 - follow us on Twitter to be the first to hear about those releases.
Health and Safety Warning:
Please note, the show contains flashing lights, strobe effects, theatrical haze, siren sounds and loud music.
Ticketing
£3.80 ATG Booking Fee per ticket will be added per transaction
No Booking Fee if booked in person at the Box Office.
All tickets include a £2.00 Theatre Restoration Levy.
Box Office: via the ATG Website.
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- Exclusive access to all tickets on Monday nights (which sell out fast)
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Operation Mincemeat
A New Musical
The year is 1943 and 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, Noel Coward meets Noel Fielding, Operation Mincemeat is the fast-paced, hilarious and unbelievable true story of the twisted secret mission that won us World War II. The question is, how did a well-dressed corpse wrong-foot Hitler?
FAQs
The show runs at approx. 2 hours 35 minutes including a 20 minute interval.
Monday, 6 May 2024 - 7.30pm
British Sign Language Performance
Monday, 2 Sept 2024 - 7.30pm
Relaxed Environment Performance
For more information on access performances please click here.
If you have specific access requirements, please register for access benefits with ATG by following this link. You will find all the information you need to register and make access bookings.
Or call our access number for assistance - 0333 009 5399
Patrons of all ages are welcome. We recommend the show for ages 5+.
No - it’s based on the same true events, but we aren’t connected to the film. We can confirm the dashing Colin Firth has seen our show, and he’s a fan!
Yes you can buy merch in the venue or online.
The Fortune Theatre in London's West End
is the only place you can see our show.