TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) transfers to the West End in Spring 2024

Photo credit: Marc Brenner

New British musical Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) will transfer to the Criterion Theatre in the West End, running from 4 April–14 July, following a record-breaking run at Kiln Theatre.

Directed by Tim Jackson, written by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan and designed by Soutra Gilmour, the critically acclaimed production has enchanted audiences during its extended 10-week sold-out run at Kiln which will finish on 20 January. Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) will mark Jackson, Barne and Buchan’s West End debuts. Barne and Buchan won The Stage Debut Award and the Stiles & Drewe prize for new musical theatre for an earlier version of the musical titled The Season, which played at Royal and Derngate and The New Wolsey Theatre.

Sam Tutty will reprise his role as Dougal in the West End, with Dujonna Gift remaining in the show as Robin.

Having clocked up more than a million views on TikTok and 100k views on YouTube for three of the songs that feature in the show, ‘New York’, ‘If I Believed’ and ‘What’ll It Be’, the opening song ‘New York’ performed by Tutty and Gift is now available on all streaming platforms, with further tracks to be released soon.

Dougal is a naive, impossibly upbeat Brit, flying to New York for his Dad’s second wedding. The Dad he’s never known.

Waiting for him at the airport is Robin, the sister of the bride. She’s a native New Yorker, she’s late for work, and she doesn’t have time to stop and see the sights.

Instant attraction? Definitely not.

But with an extravagant wedding approaching and the city at their feet - anything could happen.

The producers said: “We’re thrilled to collaborate and present this record breaking new British musical at the iconic Criterion Theatre. That we get to champion a stellar team including newcomers Buchan and Barne makes it all the sweeter. We’re excited to continue serving up this incredible production to new audiences and transporting them on a captivating journey across the Atlantic every night this spring.”

The production features lighting by Jack Knowles, sound by Tony Gayle, orchestrations by Lux Pyramid, and casting by Julia Horan CDG.

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