Sail on, boys and girls!

Concord Theatricals has announced that a full-length adaptation of the Olivier and Tony Award-winning musical Operation Mincemeat, is now available for productions in the UK and Ireland for those aged 19 and below.
Entitled Operation Mincemeat: The Expanded Cast, the new version boasts over 100 characters which can be played with a range of 13 to 87 performers.
Written and composed by David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts of SpitLip, the musical comedy is based on a true story of the twisted secret mission that helped win World War II.
The writers released a joint statement, saying: “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 and 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.”
Producer Jon Thoday for Avalon aded: “It’s incredibly exciting to be partnering with Concord Theatricals to bring Operation Mincemeat to a whole new generation of young performers. From its beginnings in a 77-seat theatre to the West End, Broadway and now stages around the world, the show’s journey has been extraordinary. We can’t wait to see them embrace the show and become part of its continuing story.”
Operation Mincemeat had developmental runs at the New Diorama Theatre, Southwark Playhouse and Riverside Studios and continues to run in the West End at the Fortune Theatre and tour across the nation. We recently devoted an episode of WhatsOnTour to the latter, which you can watch below: