Two Strangers (Carry A Cake…) - Kiln / Criterion

It's not all that Christmassy, the Richard Curtis element is still supplied by the wedding, if you take Christmas out or leave it in. Christmas crops up repeatedly through 'Rent' after all. If anything the Christmas element in 'Two Strangers' might be more to do with whether people are looking more for warm feelings (and less fussy about plot/character logic) in a show that plays at Christmas; but I suspect in a depressive UK landscape that escapism will still attract at any time of year.

Same. I've always championed new writing and it's the most optimistic I've felt for years. 😭

I'm a very happy man this morning.

I awoke to find that Sam Tutty had liked one of my Instagram posts made when I saw the show.

Late to the party, but what a gift this was.

Despite reading the thread, I was still surprised at how witty/funny many of the lines were, but also moving.

Sam Tutty brought puppyish charm to Dougal with some similarities in the second half to Evan Hansen with his yearning for a father figure, but his character was much less “damaged” than DEH.

Dujonna Gift has such a powerful voice, and she inhabited Robyn’s loneliness in the big city.

I even thought the diction was wonderful from both of them: you could hear everything as clearly as the videos on kilntheatre.com/whats-on/two-strangers-carry-a-cake-across-new-york/ .

The songs were quite a melange and some were probably a bit forgettable. I don’t think they always need to advance the narrative (to be fair there wasn’t that much storyline), so the Tinder patter song, or call to Dougal’s mother worked well. New York and If I Believed though were great.

I enjoyed how modern this was, but tipping a hat to Christmas and other movies. Loved the confidence of both performances and the whole production.

9.5/10.

Just booked for 2nd preview. Great preview prices too.
Didn't get to see it at the Kiln so really pleased it's transferring. And really looking forward to seeing it especially after all the positive comments on here.
Lovely lady at the box office told me that it was really busy when it went on sale so really hope it does well.

Today's matinee has just been cancelled. Shame, but at least it's transferring

Nope, they only said that it was for reasons outside of their control.

Must be cast related?

Is this what we are waiting for?

According to Shaun Tossell the EP has been released today on Spotify

Is the score composed by AI?

I downloaded it about 6am when I got up and was eating my cereal.

Just finished listening to this,and this is now on my to see list when it transfers - I really enjoyed the recording. Funnily enough, 'New York', which most people say is their favourite, wasn't one that stood out to me - 'This Year' was the one that did for me, already on repeat listening for me.

Does anyone know if a full cast recording will be released at some point? The EP (by definition I suppose) doesn't include songs such as American Express and Under The Mistletoe.