History Theatre / OperationMincemeat

Written and composed by the Spit Lip company (David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoe Roberts), performed by five actors in multiple roles with a band of three elements. First opened at the New Diorama Theatre in London, it later moved to the Southwark Playhouse, then to the Riverside Studios.

* IWantSong: "I Wish I Were a Maggot." Oh, Charles.

* ShoutOut: ''"The name is James... James."'' Creator/IanFleming must polish his writing, but he's almost there. [[RunningGag Several publishers have expressed their interest.]]
* TheUbermensch: Ewen Montagu considers himself one.

%%* AnAesop: ''"If it's down, it's down together / if it's up, it's up as one."'' See also the BrokenAesop.

%%* IWantSong: "I Wish I Were a Maggot." Oh, Charles.
%%* OhCrap: ''"And to tell you the truth, [[spoiler: Tom]]..."'' There was a reason why [[spoiler: Hester didn't like the thought of men dying in war]], Jean.

%%* RuleOfThree: ''"Does a newt...?"'' See also: RunningGag
%%* RunningGag: ''"Does a newt...?"'' See also: RuleOfThree

%%* ShowStopper: "Act as if you do, when you don't."
%%* TheUbermensch: Ewen Montagu considers himself one.

Written and composed by the Spit Lip company (David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoe Roberts), performed by five actors in multiple roles with a band of three elements. First opened at the New Diorama Theatre in London, it later moved to the Southwark Playhouse.

* AnAesop: ''"If it's down, it's down together / if it's up, it's up as one."'' See also the BrokenAesop.

* FiveManBand: Played with.

** It could be:
*** TheLeader: Ewen Montague
*** TheSmartGuy: Charles Cholomondey
*** TheHeart: Hester Leggett
*** TheChick: Jean Leslie
*** TheBigGuy: Johnny Bevan (in his role as superior officer)
** But it could also be:
*** TheHero: Jean Leslie
*** TheSmartGuy: Hester Leggett
*** TheHeart: Charles Cholomondey
*** TheChick: the very charming Ewen Montagu
*** TheBigGuy: Johnny Bevan
** Or:
*** TheHero: Hester Leggett
*** TheSmartGuy: Jean Leslie
*** TheHeart: Charles Cholomondey
*** TheChick: Johnny Bevan
*** TheBigGuy: Ewen Montagu
* IWantSong: "I Wish I Were a Maggot." Oh, Charles.
* OhCrap: ''"And to tell you the truth, [[spoiler: Tom]]..."'' There was a reason why [[spoiler: Hester didn't like the thought of men dying in war]], Jean.

* RuleOfThree: ''"Does a newt...?"'' See also: RunningGag
* RunningGag: ''"Does a newt...?"'' See also: RuleOfThree

* ShowStopper: "Act as if you do, when you don't."
* TheUbermensch: Ewen Montagu considers himself one.
* UsefulNotes/WorldWarII: The setting.

* RealityIsUnrealistic: Stealing a corpse, dressing it up as an officer, releasing it at sea, hoping that it falls into the hands of Nazis via "neutral" Spain. And it worked.

Written and composed by the Splitlip company (David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoe Roberts), performed by five actors in multiple roles with a band of three elements. First opened at the New Diorama Theatre in London, it later moved to the Southwark Playhouse.

* FiveManBand: played with.

Written and composed by the SplitLip company (David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoe Roberts), performed by five actors in multiple roles with a band of three elements. First opened at the New Diorama Theatre in London, it later moved to the Southwark Playhouse.

Written and composed by the SpitLip company (David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoe Roberts), performed by five actors in multiple roles with a band of three elements. First opened at the New Diorama Theatre in London, it later moved to the Southwark Playhouse.

-->It could be:
** TheLeader: Ewen Montague
** TheSmartGuy: Charles Cholomondey
** TheHeart: Hester Leggett
** TheChick: Jean Leslie
** TheBigGuy: Johnny Bevan (in his role as superior officer)

-->But it could also be:
** TheHero: Jean Leslie
** TheSmartGuy: Hester Leggett
** TheHeart: Charles Cholomondey
** TheChick: the very charming Ewen Montagu
** TheBigGuy: Johnny Bevan

-->or:
** TheHero: Hester Leggett
** TheSmartGuy: Jean Leslie
** TheHeart: Charles Cholomondey
** TheChick: Johnny Bevan
** TheBigGuy: Ewen Montagu

It could be:

But it could also be:

or:

* GeniusBonus:
** The name of memorandum that included the proposal of Operation Mincemeat was "The Trout Memorandum." This might explain Charles Cholomondey's love of trouts.
** "Tommy" was slang for English privates in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. What's the name of [[spoiler: Hester's late boyfriend]]? ''Tom.''

* TearJerker: "Dear Bill." [[spoiler: Or is it Tom?]]

!! [Work Name] contains examples of:

** TheHero: Hester Leggett (or Jean Leslie)
** TheSmartGuy: Jean Leslie (or Hester Leggett)

* GeniusBonus: "Tommy" was slang for English privates in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. What's the name of [[spoiler: Hester's late boyfriend]]? ''Tom.''

* ShowStopper: ''"Act as if you do, when you don't"''.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The fake plans actually implied that the Allies would invade Greece. That said, there was a pun about Sardines that suggested Sardinia as a secondary objective.

* Ubermensch: Ewen Montagu considers himself one.

* UsefulNotes/WorldWarII: The setting. And how.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The fake plans actually implied that the Allies would invade Greece. That said, there was a Pun about Sardines that suggested Sardinia as a secondary objective.

* ArcWords: "If it's down, it's down together / if it's up, it's up as one."

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The fake plans actually implied that the Allies would invade Greece. That said, there was a pun about Sardines that suggested Sardinia as a secondary objective.

* OhCrap: "And to tell you the truth, [[spoiler: Tom]]..." There was a reason why [[spoiler: Hester didn't like the thought of men dying in war]], Jean.

* RunningGag: "Does a newt...?" Also: RuleOfThree

* ShoutOut: "The name is James... James." Creator/IanFleming must polish his writing, but he's almost there. [[RunningGag Several publishers have expressed their interest.]]

* ShowStopper: "Act as if you do, when you don't".

* UsefulNotes/WorldWarII: Definitely.

* MagnificentBastard: Ewen Montagu.

** TheHero: Hester Leggett
** TheSmartGuy: Jean Leslie

** AntiHero: Ewen Montague

** TheBrawn: Johnny Bevan (in his role as superior officer)

** TheSmartGuy: JeanLeslie

* ArcWords: ''If it's down, it's down together / if it's up, it's up as one.''

* BittersweetEnding: The operation is a success. But nobody will recognise the role of Jean and Hester, and it will take fifty years to bury Glyndwr Michael as himself and not just a tool.

The [[RealityIsUnrealistic true story]] of how the British secret service misled [[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany the Nazis]] and helped the Allies win UsefulNotes/WorldWarII by dressing up a stolen corpse. What better subject for a musical?

Written and composed by the SpitLip company (David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoe Roberts), performed by five actors (David Cumming, Claire-Marie Hall, Natasha Hodgson, Jak Malone and Zoe Roberts) in multiple roles, with a band of three elements. First opened at the New Diorama Theatre in London, it later moved to the Southwark Playhouse.

* ArcWords: "If it's down, it's down together / if it's up, it's up as one."

* BittersweetEnding: The operation is a success. But no medals for Jean and Hester, and it will take fifty years to bury Glyndwr Michael as himself.

* GeniusBonus: "Tommy" is slang for a common soldier in [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI World War I]]. What was the name of [[spoiler: Hester's boyfriend]]? ''Tom''.

* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Does beating the Nazis justify desacrating the body of someone you see as "unimportant"?

* TearJerker: "Dear Bill." [[spoiler: Or is it Tom?]]

* UsefulNotes/WorldWarII: The setting.

The [[RealityIsUnrealistic true story]] of how the British secret service misled [[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany the Nazis]] and helped the Allies win [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII WWII]] by dressing up a stolen corpse. What better subject for a musical?

Written and composed by the SpitLip company (David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoe Roberts), performed by five actors in multiple roles with a band of three elements. First opened at the New Diorama Theatre in London, it later moved to the Southwark Playhouse.

* ArcWords: ''If it's down, it's down together / if it's up, it's up as one.''

* BittersweetEnding: The operation is a success. But nobody will recognise the role of Jean and Hester, and it will take fifty years to bury Glyndwr Michael as himself and not just a tool.

* UsefulNotes/WorldWarII: Definitely.

* MagnificentBastard: Ewen Montagu. And how.

* UsefulNotes/WorldWarII

The [[RealityIsUnrealistic true story]] of how the British secret service misled [[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany the Nazis]] and helped the Allies win [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII WWII]] by dressing up a stolen corpse. What better subject for a musical?