Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical, a fast-paced true story of a secret mission that won World War II, described as a well-dressed corpse wrong-footing Hitler.
Operation Mincemeat comes to the Mayflower Theatre from 17 to 21 November 2026, with performances at 14:00 and 19:30. It's the Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical, and it's based on a true story from 1943.
The plot is a strange one: a secret mission that helped win the Second World War, described as a well-dressed corpse wrong-footing Hitler. It pits a stolen corpse, a fake love letter and, of all people, Ian Fleming against Hitler, and follows the team that gambles their futures on the whole thing. It's a fast-paced, true story of a secret mission, and it's the 2024 Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical.
It's had a huge run in London, billed as the city's biggest hit with 113 five-star reviews and the best-reviewed show in West End history, and it also won a Tony Award on Broadway. Critics have called it fast-paced, hilarious and meticulous, mixing the styles of Mel Brooks, SIX and Hamilton, while the Financial Times described it as unmissable.
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The show runs about 2 hours 35 minutes with one interval and is recommended for ages 5 and over. Tickets start from £24.50, and you can catch it at the Mayflower Theatre on Commercial Road, Southampton, SO15 1GE, from 17 to 21 November.
