Concord Theatricals announces OPERATION MINCEMEAT: THE EXPANDED CAST
Concord Theatricals has announced that a full-length adaptation of the hit Olivier and Tony Award®-winning musical Operation Mincemeat, now playing in the West End, on Broadway, and on a world tour, is available as Operation Mincemeat: The Expanded Cast for performance by casts aged under 19 years old in the UK and Eire, featuring companies of up to 87 actors.
The year is 1943 and we’re losing the war. Luckily, we’re about to gamble all our futures on a stolen corpse. Operation Mincemeat is the fast-paced, hilarious and unbelievable true story of the twisted secret mission that won the Allies World War II. The question is, how did a well-dressed corpse wrong-foot Hitler? Operation Mincemeat: The Expanded Cast enlists over 100 characters which can be played with a range of 13 to 87 performers.
Writers of Operation Mincemeat, David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts today said: “One of the questions we get asked the most is ‘will there ever be a school’s version of Operation Mincemeat.’ Well, now we’re thrilled to say that our new expanded cast version of the show is available for young agents across the UK & Eire.
“There’s a character for every kid in the class, great opportunities for theatricality and physical storytelling, and most importantly, plenty of space to let young performers be complete and utter idiots. We can’t wait to see this brilliant (and educational!) story in their hands."
“The release of the expanded cast edition of Operation Mincemeat to young performers marks a truly exciting milestone - one that has been eagerly awaited and that we are delighted to celebrate,“ said Vivien Goodwin, SVP Concord Theatricals, Europe.
“From a homegrown British fringe show to one that conquered the West End and Broadway, it's thrilling to watch Operation Mincemeat continue to grow its global reach as young people get the opportunity to reveal their ingenuity and teamwork on this remarkable musical celebrating one of the most audacious and inventive intelligence operations of World War II.”
Since premiering at the 77-seat New Diorama Theatre in 2019, Operation Mincemeat has been nominated for 68 awards and won 24, including four for Best Musical from the Olivier Awards®, WhatsOnStage Awards, BroadwayWorld Theater Fans’ Choice Awards, and off-West End Awards. The Broadway production was nominated for four Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, and won Best Featured Actor in a Musical.
Written by triple Tony Award nominees SpitLip (comprised of David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts) and directed by Deputy Artistic Director at the National Theatre Robert Hastie, Operation Mincemeat opened in the West Endat The Fortune Theatre on 9 May 2023 and on Broadway at the John Golden Theatre on 20 March 2025.
The West End production has recently announced its 19th extension, with performances now running through 29 May 2027 and into its fifth year, while the Broadway production has confirmed its 9th extension, booking until 14 February 2027, two years after previews began. This comes alongside the launch of the Operation Mincemeat World Tour, with performances across four continents, including stops in the UK, North America, Australia, China, Mexico and New Zealand.