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Paul trained at LAMDA and the University of Leeds.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
this stunning musical is up there with the best … Paul Foster’s immaculate chamber approach
The Times on Kiss of the Spider Woman (Leicester Curve)
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
director Paul Foster gets it absolutely right: this is an exquisite production of a tricky show
The Stage on Kiss of the Spider Woman
★ ★ ★ ★
… just one of many inventive creative choices from director Paul Foster, whose production shrieks with life
The Guardian on Treasure Island (Bristol Old Vic)
★ ★ ★ ★
Bristol Old Vic’s swashbuckling staging of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic is the perfect show for Christmas
The Telegraph on Treasure Island
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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
Observer on Kiss Me, Kate (Crucible Theatre)
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Paul Foster’s ingenious production … an unalloyed delight
Sunday Express on A Little Night Music (Watermill Theatre)
Credits
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
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REDCLIFFE 2026 |
Southwark Playhouse |
Book, music and lyrics by Jordan Luke Gage |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
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KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN 2026 |
Leicester Curve/Bristol Old Vic/MAST |
Music by John Kander |
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TREASURE ISLAND 2025 |
Bristol Old Vic |
Book and lyrics by Jake Brunger |
|
ENRON 2025 |
Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
By Lucy Prebble |
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EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN 2025 |
Jermyn Street Theatre |
By Sarah Travis and Richard Stirling |
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SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM 2024 |
Alexandra Palace |
With Jack Wolfe, Georgina Onuorah, Jenna Russell and Scarlett Strallen |
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THE CABINET MINISTER 2024 |
Menier Chocolate Factory |
Adapted by and starring Nancy Carroll |
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THE COMEDY OF ERRORS 2024 |
Guildhall School of Music and Drama | |
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WHITE CHRISTMAS 2023 |
Sheffield Crucible | |
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MADE IN DAGENHAM 2023 |
Arts Educational School | |
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FASCINATING AIDA: 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR 2023 |
UK Tour | |
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DANCE NATION 2023 |
Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
Choreographed by Alistair David |
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SWEENEY TODD 2022 |
Arts Educational School | |
|
GYPSY 2022 |
Alexandra Palace |
With 7 Rose’s including Tracie Bennett, Sally Ann Triplett and Nicola Hughes |
|
ROAD 2022 |
Guildhall School of Music and Drama | |
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TALENT 2021 |
Sheffield Crucible | |
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TELL ME ON A SUNDAY 2021 |
Jamie Wilson Productions/UK Tour | |
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EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN 2021 |
Workshop |
With Clare Burt and Sophia Nomvete |
|
JOHNNY MERCER 2020 |
Workshop |
With Omari Douglas, Anna Jane Casey and Carly Mercedes Dyer |
|
CURTAINS 2019 |
Wyndham's Theatre |
West End transfer |
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FASCINATING AIDA 2019 |
Southbank Centre | |
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CURTAINS 2019 |
UK Tour |
Music by John Kander |
|
THE DEEP BLUE SEA 2019 |
Chichester Festival Theatre (Minerva) |
5* WhatsOnStage, 4* The Guardian “magnificent”, Sunday Times, Sunday Express |
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CRAZY FOR YOU 2019 |
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts | |
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KISS ME, KATE 2018 |
Sheffield Crucible |
5* The Observer “a hit”. |
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THE LIGHT PRINCESS 2018 |
Cadogan Hall |
Starring Rosalie Craig and Hadley Fraser |
|
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC 2017 |
Watermill Theatre |
5* The Stage. |
|
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN 2016 – 2017 |
Sheffield Crucible |
4* Guardian, Telegraph, Times, Sunday Express, The Stage, What’s On Stage |
|
TELL ME ON A SUNDAY 2016 |
Watermill Theatre/National Tour | |
|
A STATE AFFAIR 2015 |
Musical Theatre Academy | |
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SWEET CHARITY 2015 |
Cadogan Hall |
With the Royal Philarmonic Orchestra |
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BETTE MIDLER AND ME 2015 |
Edinburgh Festival/National Tour | |
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CATCH ME IF YOU CAN 2014 |
Arts Educational School |
‘stunningly directed’ Sir Trevor Nunn |
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THE CONFESSION ROOM 2014 |
St James' Theatre (Studio) | |
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THE MUSIC MAN 2013 |
Arts Educational School |
‘heavenly … irresistible’ Mark Shenton |
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LAUREL AND HARDY 2013 |
Watermill Theatre |
‘an outstanding production’ British Theatre Guide |
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DARLING OF THE DAY 2013 |
Union Theatre |
‘hugely enjoyable … one of the most charming shows in London’ The Times |
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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 |
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BELLS ARE RINGING 2010 |
Union Theatre |
Critics’ Choice – Time Out, Guardian, Sunday Express |
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RAW BACON 2010 |
RADA | |
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FISTS OF RIGHTEOUS HAPPINESS 2010 |
RADA | |
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LITTLE ONE 2009 |
Royal Court Young Writers Festival | |
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CRIMES OF THE HEART 2009 |
Union Theatre | |
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KATHERINE JAKEWAYS 2009 |
Soho Theatre | |
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LOVE IN A WOOD 2009 |
LAMDA | |
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THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES 2006 – 2009 |
National Tour | |
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FLORA THE RED MENACE 2003 |
Edinburgh Festival | |
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FUNERAL GAMES 1999 |
LAMDA | |
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LANDSCAPE 1999 |
LAMDA |
Other
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
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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 |
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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 |
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TWELFTH NIGHT 2008 |
Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park |
Assistant Director |
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ROMEO AND JULIET 2008 |
Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park |
Assistant Director |
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LORCA THE PLAYWRIGHT & LORCA THE POET 2005 |
NT Platform |
Lyttelton Theatre |
