Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York) Tickets
With the city at their feet and a lavish wedding on the horizon, anything could happen...This production is suitable for ages 12+
Performance dates
4 April 2024 - 31 August 2024
Run time: 2hrs 15mins (inc. interval)
Includes interval
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Tickets for Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York) are available now!
Penned by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan, we're getting a second helping of this delicious new British musical as it transfers to The Criterion Theatre from a sold-out run at The Kiln Theatre. Sweet! Pick up a cake and start your journey with Dougal and Robin. Filled with laughter, romance, and unexpected twists, anything could happen in this must-see musical as two people from different worlds cross paths, and then walk them together. Book your tickets now!
About Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York)
Meet Dougal, a rather gullible and improbably optimistic Brit, who is travelling to New York for his father's second wedding…the father he has never met. Robin, the bride's sister, is waiting for him at the airport. She is a native New Yorker, but she doesn't have time to stop and take in the sights because she is running late for work.
Is it instant chemistry? Absolutely not.
However, with the city at their feet and a lavish wedding on the horizon, anything could happen.
About Jim Buchan & Kit Barne
Jim Buchan is an acclaimed composer who has created music for various films, including The Unseen (2017), Worth (2021), and T_he Obscure Life of the Grand Duke of Corsica_ (2021). His skills earned him recognition as the winner of the London Chamber Orchestra's young composer competition, as well as the Best Original Score win at the 2018 HorrorHaus Film Festival.
Kit Barne is a skilled poet whose works have been featured in esteemed publications such as Clinic, The White Review, Magma, and The Best British Poetry. In 2015, Kit received a commendation in the Poetry London competition.
Together, Jim and Kit collaborated on their first musical production titled The Season. The production received the 2018 Stiles & Drewe mentorship award and went on to win the Stage Debut Award in 2020.
Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York) tickets are available now!
Will they ever see eye-to-eye? As the over-the-top wedding fastly approaches, Robin and Dougal must navigate the city during the biggest holiday periods of the year. See how the story unfolds, book your tickets for Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York) now!
Content
Contains occasionally strong language and themes of sexual references.Access
Audio Described Performance – 18th May 2.30pm matinee. Signed Performance – 2nd June 3pm matinee. Captioned Performance – 15th June 2.30pm matinee. Relaxed Performance – 11th May 2.30pm matinee.Cast Includes
Recent Reviews
Wonderful show, funny throughout. Loved it
One of the best musicals I have seen. Extremely funny and heartwarming. Definitely needs to be brought back for another run and made bigger! It deserves that at least.
We absolutely loved this, so funny, uplifting and brilliantly performed! Our only regret is that we didn’t see it until 31st August so don’t have the chance to return and see it again!
I did not know what to expect as I didn't know what the story was about but it was a really, really good show, extremely well executed and fabulous acting. Defo see it again. Would he good to have a sequel.
The best new musical of the last 10 years by far.
Amazing show - two wonderful performances! Great comedy also with poignant moments, minimal staging was enough to support the storytelling. Highly recommend!!
Such a fun show to watch, with still some emotional scenes. The cast are brilliantly talented and the soundtrack is great! Would highly recommend!
Fabulous and uplifting!
A fantastic 2 person show. Would have been useful to know that both understudies were on though as my daughter was desperate to see the lead male and it didn’t say on socials that we were getting both understudies. Both were very amazing but took the edge of slightly.
Faultless, very entertaining, very funny but believable, it was the second time we had seen it, first time was at the Kiln, did not get the main Actor this time but stand in was very good. Pity it is coming to an end.
Wonderful show: funny, emotional and brilliantly simple - just two characters, both played supremely well and with singing that’s off the scale.
An excellent performance. A well written and funny story of two strangers thrown together. We all loved it!
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Criterion Theatre Best Seats and Seating Plan
Initially intended as a concert hall, the Criterion Theatre first opened in 1873 and is the only West End Theatre that is sited almost entirely underground level - the Upper Circle in the auditorium isn’t even at street level! Ten years after opening the theatre underwent renovations in order to meet new standards of ventilation enforced by the Metropolitan Board of Works. The building, excluding the auditorium, was rebuilt extensively between 1989 and 1992 but the auditorium was in good condition so wasn’t included in the refurbishment and remains original.
What are the best seats at the Criterion Theatre?
The Criterion Theatre auditorium seats 588 over the three levels of its auditorium, consisting of Stalls, Dress Circle and Upper Circle. The front rows in the stalls offer a good view of the stage, although it is to be noted that this area of seating is not steeply raked. The Dress Circle again offers good views of the stage, other than the designated restricted viewing seats which are due to the number of pillars in this section supporting the Upper Circle. The Upper Circle provides unrestricted views of the stage from all seats.
Criterion Theatre seating plan
20 Jun, 2024 | By James Wareham
News / Productions / New Shows + Transfers
Two strangers continue to carry cake across New York
We hope that Sam Tutty and Dujonna Gift have packed their Compeed and have some Deep Heat to hand, because they’ll be carrying that cake across New York for a whole extra month!
Following its record-breaking run at the Kiln Theatre earlier this year, the British musical packed their (revolving) suitcases and headed to the Criterion Theatre. Now, just three days after their West End opening, the brand-new British musical has announced its extension! This sweet treat of a show will now run until the 31 August (instead of the previously scheduled 14 July).
26 Apr, 2024 | By Sian McBride
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