An award-winning musical has announced that they will start their landmark world tour in Salford next year.
The Olivier Award-winning and Tony Award nominated Best Musical, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical will be arriving at the Lowry on February 16 2026.
The announcement was made at the entrance to the United Nations in New York City, and comes after the production’s third Broadway extension through February 15, 2026, and its fifteenth West End extension through February 28, 2026.
The tour will begin in Salford, due to the Lowry being the venue that encouraged the Olivier Award-winning and Tony-nominated writing team to create their debut musical, co-commissioned the production, and supported its early development.
The Lowry even hosted its first-ever scratch performance in 2017 – and will now return to the Lowry from Monday 16 February – Saturday 28 February 2026.
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), and tells the wildly improbable and hilarious true story of the covert operation that turned the tide of WWII.
And it seems that Operation Mincemeat has been very successful, being nominated for 64 awards since opening at the 77-seat New Diorama Theatre in 2019.
The production has also won 13 award, including Best Musical 3 times, from the Olivier Awards, WhatsOnStage Awards, and Off-West End Awards.
The tour will see it begin at the Lowry, before travelling around the world via the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, China, Canada, Mexico and New Zealand.
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), and tells the wildly improbable and hilarious true story of the covert operation that turned the tide of WWII.
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.”
Starring in Operation Mincemeat are David Cumming, Claire-Marie Hall, Natasha Hodgson, Olivier Award-winner Jak Malone, and Zoë Roberts, who have reprised their original, acclaimed performances for the musical’s Broadway (American) premiere.
The decision to write the musical was the last roll of the dice from the quartet of young British creatives after years of performing sketch shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The play echoes the journey of Beyond the Fringe from the world-famous quartet Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller, and Dudley Moore, which premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1960 before moving to the Fortune Theatre and later to the Golden in 1962.
Starting as a tiny (and tiny-budgeted) production at London’s New Diorama Theatre – the show quickly rose in popularity and gained a devoted following, before premiered in the West End on May 9, 2023, at the Fortune Theatre.
The show is now known as ‘the Best Reviewed Show in West End History’ after receiving 74 five-star reviews and counting.
Tickets for the UK leg go on pre-sale June 5 at 10am, with general sale starting June 6 at 10am – for further details about the show they can be found here.
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