Operation Mincemeat: a new musical

“Some were born to follow, but we were born to lead!”

10.0(1)20232h 35m

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The year is 1943 and right now 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 us World War II. Bursting at the seams with the kind of chaos you couldn’t invent, the question is: how did a dead body, a fake love letter, and - of all people - Ian Fleming come together to wrong-foot Hitler?

Director

Robert Hastie

Cast

Natasha Hodgson

Ewen Montagu and others

Claire Marie Hall

Jean Leslie and others

Jak Malone

Hester Leggatt and others

Zoë Roberts

Johnny Bevan and others

David Cumming

Charles Cholmondeley and others

Brandon Contreras

Charles Cholmondeley understudy

Jessi Kirtley

Jean Leslie understudy

Sam Hartley

Hester Leggatt understudy

Gerianne Perez

Ewen Montagu understudy

Amanda Jill Robinson

Johnny Bevan understudy

Reviews

1 review

montamcgovern

3d ago

10.0

So you dreamt of being a pilot But you never got to fly So you dreamt of sailing the seven seas But never got to try Well, let navy lads get soaking We'll all stay nice and dry We shout to all the soldiers, "Jump" And hear them shout, "How high?" For we were made to give the orders While lesser men take heed For some were born to follow But we were born to lead Ladies and gentlemen, we...