Felix Hagan

Felix Hagan (born March 1987)[1] is an English musician, composer, artistic director and performer.[2] He co-created the musical Operation Mincemeat with the comedy troupe SpitLip, which is currently playing in London's West End[3] and Broadway,[4] with a world tour to begin in 2026.[5]

Hagan won the 2024 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical alongside SpitLip for his work on Operation Mincemeat[6] plus the WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Musical [7] and three Tony Award nominations in 2025 for the show for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score.[8]

Early life and education

Hagan was born in London and raised in the New Forest in the UK.[9] His first gig was playing drums with a cover band of older musicians age 11. His first professional gig was the Duke Spirit at the Astoria age 15.[10] He graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2010 with a BA in Popular Music.[11][12]

Career

Operation Mincemeat

Hagan composed the musical Operation Mincemeat along with co-writers Natasha Hodgson, Zoe Roberts, and David Cumming as part of the comedy group SpitLip.[13]

The show opened on London's West End in March 2023 and has been renewed there 16 times.[14] It won two Olivier Awards for Best New Musical and Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical from six nominations in 2024.[15][16]

It opened on Broadway in New York on 20 March 2025,[17] and in 2025 won a Tony Award plus 3 nominations.[18][3]

Prior to the West End the show premiered at the London Fringe New Diorama Theatre in 2019[19] and also played in Southwark Playhouse and Riverside Studios.[20]

Composer

Theatre

In 2013 Hagan co-wrote (with Jonathan Goldstein and Damian Montagu) and produced the track “Magical Moments (Waiting for You)"[21] , which reached No. 1 on the UK Official Classical Singles Chart for two weeks over Christmas 2013. [22][23]

In addition to Operation Mincemeat, other theatre writing credits include The Windsors: Endgame (Runway), Don’t Wake the Damp, and Director’s Cut (Kill the Beast).[24][25]

TV

Hagan has collaborated with Jack Whitehall having written songs for Bad Education Christmas Special (BBC)[26] while other TV credits include Jack Whitehall Live (Netflix), Cockroaches (ITV), and Backchat with Jack Whitehall (BBC).[27][28]

His TV credits also include Spitting Image (Avalon/Britbox).[27][28]

Musician

Hagan wrote songs and performed with the band Felix Hagan and the Family from 2013.[29][30] The band supported Frank Turner on his 2016 UK tour.[31]

He has also filled in on keyboards with Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls for a US and Canada tour.[32]

References

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  6. ^ "Olivier Awards 2024 Winners Announced". Official London Theatre. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  7. ^ "Nominations in full: 24th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards". 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  8. ^ Evans, Greg (2025-05-01). "Tony Awards Nominations: 'Buena Vista Social Club', 'Maybe Happy Ending' And 'Death Becomes Her' Lead Way – Complete List". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
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  10. ^ Rock, Original (2017-08-31). "Interview: Felix Hagan & The Family talk latest single". OriginalRock.net. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  11. ^ Stamper, Sarah (2024-09-16). "TV doctor and composer among 2024 Alumni Award winners - University of Liverpool News". News. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  12. ^ "Stories - Alumni - University of Liverpool". alumni.liv.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  13. ^ "Who is SpitLip? Musicals, Operation Mincemeat and more". 2024-09-30. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  14. ^ "Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical". www.thefortunetheatre.com. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  15. ^ "Winners announced for 2024 Olivier Awards including Sunset Boulevard, Sarah Snook and Operation Mincemeat". 2024-04-14. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  16. ^ chrishough (2024-11-15). "2024 'BEST NEW MUSICAL' OLIVIER AWARD WINNING OPERATION MINCEMEAT ANNOUNCES TWELFTH EXTENSION - Avalon". Retrieved 2025-10-10.
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  18. ^ "Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical". www.tonyawards.com. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  19. ^ "Operation Mincemeat – see inside the first Broadway performance". 2025-02-17. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  20. ^ Lukowski, Andrzej. "Operation Mincemeat review: glorious spoof musical about an eccentric real-life WWII operation". Time Out London. Archived from the original on 2025-08-25. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  21. ^ "Jonathan Goldstein's 'Magical Moments' is No.1 | GOLDSTEIN". GOLDSTEIN. 2013-12-12. Archived from the original on 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  22. ^ "Official Classical Singles Chart on 15/12/2013". Official Charts. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  23. ^ "Official Classical Singles Chart on 22/12/2013". Official Charts. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
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  25. ^ "Curtis Brown". www.curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  26. ^ Mokrynski, Kat. "Interview: 'It Was the Easiest "Yes!" I've Ever Said!': Shay Barclay And Felix Hagan on Storytelling for Television in BBC's BAD EDUCATION: A CHRISTMAS CAROL". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
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  29. ^ Tripney, Natasha (2022-11-21). "Operation Mincemeat: 'little victory' for fringe theatre as musical marches into West End". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
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  31. ^ Mancino, Claudia (2017-09-24). "Felix Hagan & The Family release video for new single 'Hey I Want You". RAMzine. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
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