THAT PROVIDE FREE AND UNLIMITED ACCESS TO THE SHOW ANYTIME, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD FOR LIFE
The West End cast awarding Joseph Kavanagh his Golden Ticket at the Fortune Theatre- Photo credit Helen Jones
“It’s not just the best musical I’ve ever seen; it’s the most rewarding theatrical experience I’ve ever had”
Taffy Brodesser-Akner, The New York Times
“One of British theatre’s great success stories and is packing out theatres in the West End and on Broadway… both spiffingly funny, in a Monty Python-esque fashion, and really quite moving”
Hugh Montgomery, Metro
“The West End hit is still the perfect mix of ingenious, silly and moving…With a new cast, the Olivier Award-winning musical about the wartime operation is as terrific as ever”
Marianka Swain, The Telegraph
“The Brits have made the year’s funniest musical…Against the odds, the “Operation Mincemeat” gang has found its way to the big time.”
Peter Marks, The Washington Post
“A little show with a very big future”
David Benedict, Variety [2021]
109 ★★★★★ reviews and counting
Olivier and Tony® Award-winning musical Operation Mincemeat, drew the winners of four Golden Tickets, that will afford recipients free, unlimited access to Operation Mincemeat, anytime, anywhere in the world, for life. The winners were drawn in person at the Fortune Theatre in London, and at the Golden Theatre in New York City by cast members from each city’s show. Operation Mincemeat is currently playing in the West End, on Broadway and has just launched its world tour, beginning with a UK leg ahead of travelling across the USA beginning October 2026, followed by Canada, Mexico, China, Australia and New Zealand.
The winners are:
- West End digital Golden Ticket Winner: Catherine Reid
- West End in-person Golden Ticket Winner: Joseph Kavanagh
- Broadway digital Golden Ticket Winner: Joe Cilibrasi
- Broadway in-person Golden Ticket Winner: Lela Pines
The production is still seeking the owner of the one millionth ticket located at seat B128 (Front Mezz) at Broadway’s Golden Theatre for the performance on March 19, 2026 at 7:00 P.M.. The buyer is encouraged to come forward and email millionthticket@operationmincemeat.com as soon as possible to claim a VIP prize including airfare, hotel accommodations, and more!
For West End and UK tour tickets, please visit OperationMincemeat.com
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.
Since opening at the 77-seat New Diorama Theatre in 2019, Operation Mincemeat has been nominated for 64 awards and won 13, including Best Musical 3 times, from the Olivier Awards®, WhatsOnStage Awards, and Off-West End Awards. On Broadway, the show was nominated for 4 Tony Awards® in 2025, including Best Musical. The production won Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Jak Malone’s portrayal of Hester Leggatt, who previously won the Olivier Award® in the same category.
Written by triple Tony Award nominees SpitLip (comprised of David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts), and directed by Robert Hastie, Operation Mincemeat recently announced its 18th – and biggest – extension at the West End’s Fortune Theatre, with performances now running through 20th February 2027, while the Broadway production has confirmed its 8th extension at the Golden Theatre, booking until 17th January 2027. This comes alongside the launch of the Operation MincemeatWorld Tour, which opened with a sold-out, two-week run at the Lowry in the 1700-seater theatre last month, kicking off the show’s 40-week UK leg before travelling to four continents, with stops in the USA, Australia, Canada, China, Mexico, and New Zealand.
Operation Mincemeat is produced in the West End, on Broadway, and on tour by Avalon (in association with SpitLip). The show was commissioned by New Diorama Theatre, co-commissioned by The Lowry, and also supported by the Rhinebeck Writers Retreat.