" 'Two Strangers' is a pleasant night out for the rom-com lovers: it romanticises The City That Never Sleeps and leaves the audience with a delightful feeling and an ending that solves very little of the plot."
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“The cake being carried across New York by these two strangers is in fact a wedding cake, and this musical finds itself working in similar tiers; a rich and sweet base with a comic lightness. The performances are the very definition of the icing on the cake...If this were a movie, it would be the one that you curl up on the couch with when you want to laugh, cry and see a little sprinkling of snowfall.”
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“Despite some of my minor gripes, all in all, it’s a cute show, albeit slightly cheesy. With some brilliant performances and great songs, it’s definitely a show worth watching, and there’s a lot of potential here, but some fine-tuning is needed to determine the theme of the show. It’s a perfect show for this time of year, with a festive and heartwarming feel to it.”
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“The name might not be particularly tinselly, but this winsome, musical two-hander is an extremely charming tribute to – but also a subversion of – the Christmas romcom”
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“Christmas comes early to the Kiln with this charming two-person musical that riffs on New York romcoms...The denouement is delicately handled and the whole thing really, really made me want to visit New York again.”
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“ ‘Two Strangers’ captures all the messiness of being in your twenties without a plan, showing how big cities can crush anyone naive enough to see them as a pretty backdrop to their dreams.”
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“Barne’s modern score is comfortable and complements the book, but too few of the songs live up to the drama that is rocking Robin and Dougal’s world...Both performers are strong vocalists, and their chemistry brings the show to life.”
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“What a tantalising near miss. Here’s a brisk chamber musical with lots of charm and impressive central performances from Dujonna Gift and Sam Tutty...The songs are fine; the script doesn’t quite do them justice.”
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