Felix Hagan

Felix Hagan at opening night of Operation Mincemeat on Broadway, 2025

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 ChristmasSpecial (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]

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