Operation Mincemeat – Hull New Theatre
Hull New Theatre-goers are used to having their bags searched upon entering the venue, but on Monday evening, my sister, Chrissy, who accompanied me to the theatre to watch Operation Mincemeat, a new musical, was scanned with a metal detector by a kindly security person.
We wondered if this was part of the production - one that involved espionage, skullduggery, death and deceit, where a metal detector might be of some use.
But, no, dear reader, my sis was scanned for real. It was a prelude to new security measures coming to public buildings mainly because of the Manchester Arena attack in 2017 (or so it was explained to us). Anything that keeps us safe on our beautiful planet is OK with me. Right, back to the show.
The award-winning Operation Mincemeat (from the book, music and ly...