Lucy Foster
Writer / Director
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Lucy took part in the Royal Court's Introduction to Playwriting Scheme (2014) Hampstead Theatre's Inspire Programme (2020) and is a graduate of the Creative Writing programme at Warwick University.
As a member of Stonewall Youth, she produced a short film on homophobic bullying, which placed third in a Stonewall Anti-Homophobia Conference and was shown at the BFI in 2008/09.
She has had rehearsed readings at the NT Studio and Greenwich Theatre. Her first full length play as a writer, LOBSTER, opened at Theatre503 in 2018.
Lucy is the Co-Artistic Director of Snapper Theatre. Their latest show THOMAS, which Lucy directed, was featured as one of The Evening Standard's 'Must See' shows at VAULT Festival 2019.
In 2019 Lucy was announced as the winner of the Alpine Fellowship, a prize for writers, visual artists and playwrights.
In 2020 Lucy became a finalist for Flickers of the Future, a filmmaking competition run by Global Action Plan. Her play HONEY was a finalist for Soho Theatre's Verity Bargate Award (2020).
In 2021 Lucy was selected for Behind Closed Doors by Lemon Tree Theatre, an online scratch night showcasing the work of writers of underrepresented genders, who are are exploring themes of sex, bodies and intimacy in their work.
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
SCREEN | ||
GARDEN ESTATE | Climate Spring | Original series in development, currently at Treatment stage |
LONE CREEK | Fire In The Hole | Feature in development |
UNTITLED | Binocular | spec TV pilot in development |
PLUNGE | Short film in development | |
THEATRE | ||
HONEY | A two-act piece of feminist horror theatre, entitled HONEY | |
THE CHILDREN OF LIR | Musical adaptation of the Irish folk tale in development with composer Jo Walker |
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
BODY IN THE ATTIC 2024 | Reel One | Feature made for TV |
IS MOM A MURDERER? 2023 | Reel One | Feature made for TV |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
AS WRITER | ||
THE FLOOD 2023 | Write The Girl | Full length play commissioned & performed as part of the Write the Girl initiative. |
BETSEY 2021 | LEH Write the Girl | Full length play commissioned and performed as part of the LEH Write the Girl initiative. |
SIXTEEN 2021 | Lemon House Theatre | shot play as part of Behind Closed Doors event |
ROLL, PLAY 2019 | Alpine Fellowship | Dir. Nick Blood |
LOBSTER 2018 | Snapper Theatre / Theatre503 | Transfer of 2017 Catalyst Festival production |
APRIL, MAY, JUNE 2017 | Old Red Lion | Part of Shortswave, a showcase of short plays from the Royal Court Introduction to Playwriting Programme alumni. |
THE NEWS 2015 | Bread and Roses | As Writer/ Director |
LADYLOGUES 2015 | Tristan Bates Centre | Commissioned to write a monologue as part of the Thelma’s “Ladylogues”, an evening of monologues written by and for women |
AS DIRECTOR | ||
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS: WOMEN OF PARADISE 2019 | Trafalgar Studios | Short plays written by up and coming playwrights in response to the work of Tennessee Williams |
HEAR ME OUT 2019 | Camden People's Theatre / Snapper | By Kayla Feldman |
THOMAS 2019 | Snapper Theatre / VAULT Festival | By Robbie Curran |
THE KNIGHT FROM NOWHERE / THE BELLS 2015 | Park Theatre | *Nominated for Best Director at Off West End 'Offies' |
Other
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
HEADLESS CHICKS 2020 | Audible | Commissioned pilot script |
MAD ADAGE WRITERS ROOM 2020 | Mad Adage | |
DRAMATURG 2019 | Maiden Speech Festival |
THOMAS
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Younger Theatre
"Director Lucy Foster manages to create a relaxed performance, which has all the emotional turmoil of a West-End drama."
Featured as one of The Evening Standard's 'Must See' shows of VAULT Festival 2019
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Love London Love Culture
"Warm, touching, thought-provoking, sure to educate, entertain and bring a tear to the eye."