Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

Two Strangers
(Carry a Cake Across New York)
Off-West End Promotional Poster
MusicJim Barne
LyricsKit Buchan
BookKit Buchan
Premiere5 November 2019: New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich
Productions2019 Ipswich and Northampton
2023 London
2024 West End

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) is a British musical by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan. The play was first produced in 2019 in Ipswich and Northampton, starring Tori Allen-Martin and Alex Cardall.[1] A new production opened at Kiln Theatre in 2023, starring Dujonna Gift and Sam Tutty. In April 2024, it transferred to the Criterion Theatre in the West End.[2]

Under its previous title The Season, the show received a Stage Debut Award, for Best Composer, Lyricist or Book Writer, and before that also the Stiles & Drewe Mentorship prize.[3][4]

  1. ^ "The Season review — a quirky, quick‑witted and touching musical miracle". The Times. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) Musical Will Transfer to the West End". Playbill. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ^ "The Stage Debut Awards 2020: winners in full". The Stage. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Stiles and Drewe Mentorship Award winners announce new musical The Season". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 8 April 2024.