NOW WITH 113 FIVE STAR REVIEWS, LONDON’S BIGGEST HIT MUSICAL IS NOT TO BE MISSED IN EASTBOURNE THIS AUGUST!
OPERATION MINCEMEAT Congress Theatre
Tue 4 – Sat 8 August 2026, 7.30pm
Wed 5, Thu 6, Sat 8 August matinees 2.30pm
ATENNNNTION! Book your seat now for the Olivier and Tony Award® winning Best Musical, Operation Mincemeat! Landing at the Congress Theatre, Eastbourne, 4-8 August 2026 it’s your chance to enjoy the new musical critics are raving about, with no less than 113 five-star reviews and still counting!
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.
Beginning as a tiny (and tiny-budgeted) production at London’s New Diorama Theatre, the show quickly gained a devoted following, spurring sold-out runs at venues including Southwark Playhouse and Riverside Studios. It finally premiered in the West End on May 9, 2023, at the Fortune Theatre and has become ‘the Best Reviewed Show in West End History’ building one of London’s most passionate fanbases along the way, affectionately known as the “Mincefluencers.”
Reprising their acclaimed roles, West End alumnae Christian Andrews (Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas, ITV’s D-Day 80 at the Royal Albert Hall), Seán Carey (The Play That Goes Wrong, BBC One’s VE Day 80, A Celebration to Remember), Charlotte Hanna-Williams (Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella; Bells are Ringing), and Holly Sumpton (Lovers Actually, BBC One’s VE Day 80, A Celebration to Remember) are joined by new recruit Jamie-Rose Monk (Rome & Juliet, (the) Woman) to form the cast, while Katy Ellis (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Sappho: The Poetess), Georgina Hagen (Only Fools & Horses, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie), Jordan Pearson (Back to the Future: The Musical, One Man, Two Guvnors), and Morgan Phillips (Babies, The History Boys) complete the company.
Age recommendation: Patrons of all ages are welcome. We recommend the show for ages 5+
Operation Mincemeat comes to the Congress Theatre 4-8 August for 1 week only so book the best seats now at www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk or call box office 01323 412000.
