Operation Mincemeat to tour the UK in 2026
- Operation Mincemeat, the hit comedy musical which has over 70 five star press reviews, is to tour the UK across 2026
- The World War II based show will visit over 30 venues between February and November, with tours of US, Canada, Mexico, China, Australia and New Zealand also planned
- The creators say: "This show continues to be the adventure of a lifetime, and we're wildly excited about what's to come"
Hit comic musical Operation Mincemeat is to tour the UK in 2026.
A re-telling of the real-life story of how a corpse was used to trick the Germans in World War II, Operation Mincemeat has evolved from a small fringe theatre production to a West End smash hit.
The tour will begin in Salford in February 2026, at The Lowry, the venue which hosted the musical's first-ever scratch performance in 2017.
The production will then visit over 30 more venues across the year, with it currently scheduled to end in November 2026 in Crawley. Additionally a US, Canada and Mexico tour is planned for 2026, as well as China, Australia and New Zealand tours in 2027.
Meanwhile the stage show continues in London's West End, and Broadway in America. It was recently announced the American version has been extended for a third time (through to February 2026), whilst the West End version received its fifteenth extension, meaning it will be at The Fortune Theatre until at least February 2026.
Operation Mincemeat has been nominated for 64 awards since opening at the 77-seat New Diorama Theatre in 2019, and the Broadway version is currently nominated for 4 Tony Awards. Since its 2023 transfer to the West End, the production has picked up 74 five-star press reviews, making it 'the best reviewed show in West End history.'
The synopsis explains: "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."
SpitLip, the musical's writers and composers, comment: "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."
Original stars David Cumming, Claire-Marie Hall, Natasha Hodgson, Jak Malone and Zoë Roberts (pictured) have most recently been starring in the Broadway version. The UK tour cast will be announced at a later date.
Tickets for the UK tour shows go on pre-sale on 5th June at 10am. A list of dates are below.
2026 UK tour dates
16th - 28th February 2026 - Lowry, Salford
2nd - 14th March 2026 - Theatre Royal Bath, Bath
17th - 21st March 2026 - Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
23rd - 28th March 2026 - Fareham Live, Fareham
31st March - 4th April 2026 - New Theatre, Oxford
6th - 11th April 2026 - Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
13th - 25th April 2026 - Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
27th April - 2nd May 2026 - Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
4th - 9th May 2026 - Storyhouse, Chester
11th - 16th May 2026 - The Alexandra, Birmingham
19th - 23rd May 2026 - Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
25th - 30th May 2026 - Theatre Royal Brighton, Brighton
1st - 6th June 2026 - Grand Opera House, York
8th - 13th June 2026 - Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes
15th - 20th June 2026 - New Victoria Theatre, Woking
22nd - 27th June 2026 - Newcastle Theatre Royal, Newcastle
29th June - 4th July 2026 - Theatre Royal Plymouth, Plymouth
6th - 11th July 2026 - Hull New Theatre, Kingston upon Hull
13th - 18th July 2026 - Royal & Derngate, Northampton
20th July - 1st August 2026 - Theatre Royal Nottingham, Nottingham
3rd - 8th August 2026 - Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
11th - 15th August 2026 - His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
31st August - 5th September 2026 - Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
7th - 12th September 2026 - Grand Theatre, Leeds
15th - 19th September 2026 - New Theatre, Cardiff
21st - 26th September 2026 - Swansea Grand Theatre, Swansea
28th September - 3rd October 2026 - Wycombe Swan Theatre, High Wycombe
5th - 10th October 2026 - Norwich Theatre Royal, Norwich
12th - 17th October 2026 - Orchard Theatre, Dartford
26th - 31st October 2026 - Victoria Theatre, Halifax
2nd - 7th November 2026 - Capital Theatres, Edinburgh
10th - 14th November 2026 - Theatre Royal Glasgow, Glasgow
17th - 21st November 2026 - Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
23rd - 28th November 2026 - The Hawth, Crawley