We recently attended the official opening of Operation Mincemeat's West End premiere, where a plethora of top British comedians were among the guests at the Fortune Theatre.

Check out what Matt Lucas, Russell Howard, Frank Skinner, Rosie Jones, Reece Shearsmith, Lou Sanders and more had to say on the red carpet in the video!

The musical comedy, which follows 33 successful years of The Woman In Black at the Fortune Theatre, is based on a true story of the twisted secret mission that helped win World War II. It is written and composed by David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts of SpitLip.

The show had previously been staged at the New Diorama Theatre in 2019 and Southwark Playhouse in 2020, 2021 and 2022, alongside an extended Riverside Studios run last summer.

The current West End cast includes Cumming, Hodgson, Roberts, Claire-Marie Hall, Jak Malone, Seán Carey, Geri Allan, Christian Andrews, and Holly Sumpton.

Operation Mincemeat is directed by Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky's Edge) and choreographed by Jenny Arnold (Jerry Springer: The Opera).

The creative team also includes Ben Stones (Sylvia) as set and costume designer, Mark Henderson (Girl From the North Country) as lighting designer, Mike Walker (Jerry Springer: The Opera) as sound designer, Grammy Award-winning and Tony, Emmy and Olivier Award-nominated Steve Sidwell (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) as orchestrator and vocal arranger, and Georgie Staight as associate director.

Operation Mincemeat won The Stage Debut award for Best Composer/Lyricist and the Off-West End award for Best Musical Production and Best Company Ensemble.

The musical is presented in the West End by Avalon (in association with SpitLip), who have supported the show since the Southwark Playhouse runs.

The show was commissioned by New Diorama Theatre, co-commissioned by The Lowry, and also supported by the Rhine.