Paul Foster
Director
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Paul trained at LAMDA and the University of Leeds.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
directed with a winning combination of levity, riotous exuberance and occasional moral seriousness by Paul Foster
The Telegraph on The Cabinet Minister (Menier Chocolate Factory)
★ ★ ★ ★
Directed by Paul Foster, the production is immaculate in its execution … There is no stage comedy out there quite so funny, and this is as frothily enjoyable as it is pertinent
The Guardian on The Cabinet Minister
★ ★ ★ ★
The plot itself is still pure froth, but the director Paul Foster ensures that it’s unpacked with real zest
The Times on The Cabinet Minister
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Paul Foster’s delight-stuffed staging isn’t really a revival but more an all-guns-blazing reinvention … a life-enhancing triumph
WhatsOnStage on The Cabinet Minister
★ ★ ★ ★
Paul Foster’s pacy, lively production delivers a fair amount of belly laughs from a gifted cast … a fine-tuned take on Pinero’s rarely staged, high-spirited jibe at high society
The Stage on The Cabinet Minister
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
a dream production ... Paul Foster's twinkle-toed production ... fizzes from the start
Daily Mail on White Christmas (Crucible Theatre)
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
sellouts and standing ovations ... Paul Foster's direction keeps a tight grip on the myriad comings and goings
WhatsOnStage on White Christmas
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Paul Foster’s detailed production … delicately maps the emotional contours of the characters’ inner landscapes
Evening Standard on The Deep Blue Sea (Minerva Theatre)
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
a brilliant cast carry off Cole Porter
The Observer on Kiss Me, Kate (Crucible Theatre)
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Paul Foster’s ingenious production … an unalloyed delight
The Sunday Express on A Little Night Music (Watermill Theatre)
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
2024 | Alexandra Palace | With Jack Wolfe, Georgina Onuorah, Jenna Russell and Scarlett Strallen |
2024 | Menier Chocolate Factory | Adapted by and starring Nancy Carroll |
2024 | Guildhall School of Music and Drama | |
2023 | Sheffield Crucible | |
2023 | Arts Educational School | |
2023 | UK Tour | |
2023 | Guildhall School of Music and Drama | Choreographed by Alistair David |
2022 | Arts Educational School | |
2022 | Alexandra Palace | With 7 Rose's including Tracie Bennett, Sally Ann Triplett and Nicola Hughes |
2022 | Guildhall School of Music and Drama | |
2021 | Sheffield Crucible | |
2021 | Jamie Wilson Productions/UK Tour | |
EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN 2021 | Workshop | With Clare Burt and Sophia Nomvete |
JOHNNY MERCER 2020 | Workshop | With Omari Douglas, Anna Jane Casey and Carly Mercedes Dyer |
2019 | Wyndham's Theatre | West End transfer |
2019 | South Bank Centre | |
2019 | UK Tour | Music by John Kander |
2019 | Chichester Festival Theatre (Minerva) | 5* WhatsOnStage, 4* The Guardian "magnificent", Sunday Times, Sunday Express |
2019 | Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts | |
2018 | Sheffield Crucible | 5* The Observer "a hit". |
2018 | Cadogan Hall | Starring Rosalie Craig and Hadley Fraser |
2017 | Watermill Theatre | 5* The Stage. |
2016 - 2017 | Sheffield Crucible | 4* Guardian, Telegraph, Times, Sunday Express, The Stage, What's On Stage |
2016 | Watermill Theatre/National Tour | |
A STATE AFFAIR 2015 | Musical Theatre Academy | |
SWEET CHARITY 2015 | Cadogan Hall | With the Royal Philarmonic Orchestra |
BETTE MIDLER AND ME 2015 | Edinburgh Festival/National Tour | |
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN 2014 | Arts Educational School | 'stunningly directed' Sir Trevor Nunn |
THE CONFESSION ROOM 2014 | St James' Theatre (Studio) | |
THE MUSIC MAN 2013 | Arts Educational School | 'heavenly ... irresistible' Mark Shenton |
LAUREL AND HARDY 2013 | Watermill Theatre | 'an outstanding production' British Theatre Guide |
DARLING OF THE DAY 2013 | Union Theatre | 'hugely enjoyable ... one of the most charming shows in London' The Times |
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN 2012 | Arts Educational School | |
COWARDY CUSTARD 2011 | Yvonne Arnaud Theatre/National Tour | 'a delight' The Times |
GRAND HOTEL 2011 | Arts Educational School | 'stunning' Matthew Bourne |
BELLS ARE RINGING 2010 | Union Theatre | Critics' Choice - Time Out, Guardian, Sunday Express |
RAW BACON 2010 | RADA | |
FISTS OF RIGHTEOUS HAPPINESS 2010 | RADA | |
LITTLE ONE 2009 | Royal Court Young Writers Festival | |
CRIMES OF THE HEART 2009 | Union Theatre | |
KATHERINE JAKEWAYS 2009 | Soho Theatre | |
LOVE IN A WOOD 2009 | LAMDA | |
THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES 2006 - 2009 | National Tour | |
FLORA THE RED MENACE 2003 | Edinburgh Festival | |
FUNERAL GAMES 1999 | LAMDA | |
LANDSCAPE 1999 | LAMDA |
Other
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 2015 | Barbican Theatre/National Tour | Resident Director |
NAMING NAMES 2014 | Duke of York's Theatre | Rehearsed Reading |
L'AMANTE ANGLAISE 2014 | National Theatre Studio | Trans. Paul Foster |
THE LIGHT PRINCESS 2013 - 2014 | National Theatre (Lyttelton) | Staff Director |
THE LAST MAHARAJAH 2012 | Wyndham's Theatre | Workshop |
CRAZY FOR YOU 2011 - 2012 | Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park/Novello Theatre | Assistant Director |
MY FAIR LADY 2010 | Théâtre du Chatelet, Paris | Assistant Director |
IMAGINE THIS 2008 | New London Theatre | Assistant Director |
TWELFTH NIGHT 2008 | Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park | Assistant Director |
ROMEO AND JULIET 2008 | Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park | Assistant Director |
LORCA THE PLAYWRIGHT & LORCA THE POET 2005 | NT Platform | Lyttelton Theatre |