[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] Originally called The Season,[5] Two Strangers was co-produced by the New Wolsey Theatre and Royal & Derngate, directed by Tim Jackson, and starred Tori Allen-Martin as Robin and Alex Cardall as Dougal.

[6] A new production under the new title Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) opened at London's Kiln Theatre, directed by Tim Jackson and starring Dujonna Gift as Robin and Sam Tutty as Dougal with designs by Soutra Gilmour.

"[11] Also in November 2023, The Telegraph's Marianka Swain wrote, "Jim Barne and Kit Buchan's heartfelt musical two-hander has all the ingredients to be an irresistibly sweet treat for the festive season".

[16] Although Time Out magazine provided a detailed synopsis of the show, giving it four stars out of five, it did state that "the first half is about 15 minutes too long, and [it thought] Dougal could be a grating character in the hands of a less winning actor than Tutty.