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### **Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) (04 April)**
The love story continues for these two strangers! The critics fell head over heels for this modern rom com, with The Guardian calling it ‘funny, heartfelt but unsentimental, it’s a charmer’ when it premiered at the Kiln Theatre last year.
Transferring to the [Criterion Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/criterion-theatre-london) for a strictly limited run, *Two Strangers* is a little tale set in the Big Apple. Robin is a stressed out 20 something New Yorker, and the sister to a very young bride-to-be. Dougal is a naïve Brit who’s just landed in the city for his dads second wedding. Is it love at first sight? No.
Stuck together for 36 hours, Dougal and ‘Aunty’ Robin explore the sites. To Dougal, the city is a movie come to life; to Robin a reminder of dreams turned sour. As the wedding approaches, and their walk comes to an end, the two strangers become anything but.
Starring **Sam Tutty**, one of the youngest ever Olivier award winners for his lead role in 2020s *Dear Evan Hansen*, as Dougal, and star of multi-Tony and Olivier winning smash-hit musical *[Hamilton](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/hamilton-west-end-tickets)*, **Dujonna Gift** as Robin. These crossed (the pond) lovers have plenty of star power.
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### **Machinal (11 April)**
Billed as ‘one of the great theatre nights of the decade’ by WhatsOnStage, and simply ‘mesmerising’ by the Daily Mail, Machinal makes its highly anticipated West End transfer this month.
*‘How can that be? A great sin – a mortal sin – for which I must die and go to hell – but it made me free! One moment I was free!’* From the outside, Helen Jones and her husband have a ‘happy marriage’. Until she murders him. Pushed to breaking point by the relentless machinery of her life, suburban housewife, Ruth Snyder, killed her husband in cold blood. More than 90 years since her brutal crime, Snyder’s actions still fascinate.
Five-time Olivier Award winning director **Richard Jones** brings Sophie Treadwell’s pulse-pounding play to [The Old Vic](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/old-vic-theatre-london). Starring **Rosie Sheehy** as the young woman, this cautionary tale of past and present is a horrifying and haunting watch. With ‘Sheehy cementing her reputation as an astounding stage talent’ this shattering production is perfect for true crime fans, and seasoned theatregoers alike.
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### **Minority Report (19 April)**
Adapted from the cult 2002 film starring **Tom Cruise**, this striking stage premiere of *Minority Report* bursts onto the [Lyric Hammersmith](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/lyric-hammersmith-london) stage later this month.
Award-winning director **Max Webster** (*Life of Pi*) creates a world which borders science fiction and reality. Challenging our beliefs about justice and freewill in a real-time chase through London of the future, neuroscientist Dame Julia Anderton is about to launch the next phase of her pioneering Pre-Crime programme, detaining people for crimes before they are committed.
But when Julia is accused of pre-murder, she’s in a race against time to save herself from her own system.
This thrilling adaptation of **Philip K Dick**’s iconic story challenges our beliefs about justice and freewill in a real-time chase through London of the future.
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**Also opening in London theatres this month**
[The Jungle Comedy Lock-In](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/concert/the-jungle-comedy-lock-in-tickets) opens at the[ Arts Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/arts-theatre-london) on 5 April 2024
[Your Lie in April](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/your-lie-in-april-tickets) opens at [Theatre Royal Drury Lane](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/theatre-royal-drury-lane-london) on 8 April 2024
[With All Our Hearts](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/concert/with-all-our-hearts-tickets) opens at the [Adelphi Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/adelphi-theatre-london) on 9 April 2024
[The Ballad of Hattie and James](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/the-ballad-of-hattie-and-james-tickets) opens at the [Kiln Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/the-kiln-theatre-formerly-the-tricycle-theatre-london) on 11 April 2024
[Sophie’s Surprise 29th](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/sophies-surprise-29th-tickets) opens at [Underbelly Boulevard](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/boulevard-theatre-london) on 11 April 2024
[Anarchy Dance Theatre – Second Body](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/dance/taiwan-festival-anarchy-dance-theatre-second-body-tickets) opens at [The Coronet Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/the-coronet-theatre-london) on 12 April 2024
[Jonathon Pie: Heroes and Villains](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/concert/jonathan-pie-heroes-and-villains-tickets) opens at [Duke of Yorks Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/duke-of-yorks-theatre-london) on 16 April 2024
[The Glass Menagerie](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/the-glass-menagerie-tickets) opens at [Rose Theatre Kingston](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/rose-theatre-kingston-kingston) on 17 April 2024
[Ushers: The Front of House Musical](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/ushers-the-front-of-house-musical-tickets) opens at the [Other Palace Studio](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/other-palace-studio-london) on 10 April 2024
[Hung Dance – Birdy](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/dance/taiwan-festival-hung-dance-birdy-tickets) opens at [The Coronet Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/the-coronet-theatre-london) on 19 April 2024
[Minority Report](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/minority-report-tickets) opens at [Lyric Hammersmith](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/minority-report-tickets) on 19 April 2024
[Chou Kuan-Jou – Tomato](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/taiwan-festival-chou-kuan-jou-tomato-tickets) opens at [The Coronet Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/the-coronet-theatre-london) on 23 April 2024
[Birmingham Royal Ballet – The Sleeping Beauty](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/dance/birmingham-royal-ballet-the-sleeping-beauty-tickets) opens at [Sadler’s Wells](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/sadlers-wells-london) on 24 April 2024
[Riverbed Theatre – Taking it Down and Putting it up](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/taiwan-festival-riverbed-theatre-taking-it-down-and-putting-it-up-tickets) opens at [The Coronet Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/the-coronet-theatre-london) on 26 April 2024
[Some Guys Have All the Luck](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/concert/some-guys-have-all-the-luck-tickets) opens at the [Dominion Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/dominion-theatre-london) on 28 April 2024
[Pippin – 50th Anniversary Concert](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/concert/pippin-tickets) opens at [Theatre Royal Drury Lane](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/theatre-royal-drury-lane-london) on 29 April 2024