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"Funny, touching and ripe with comic surprises." - Hamilton Spectator "Norm Foster is a gift to Canadians who love theatre." - Simcoe Reformer "A delicious premise." - Brantford Expositor "One of Foster's best plays in years!" - Hamilton Spectator "Spirited comedy!" - Brantford Expositor
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| Mary Ashton and Patricia Vanstone in the Lighthouse Festival production of Jenny's House Of Joy. 2006. |
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"The Last
Resort is an inspired night of carefully calculated lunacy." - Hamilton
Spectator "The funniest, best-written, best-performed Canadian musical comedy I have ever seen." - Kitchener Waterloo Record "A quick, clever, cerebral, yet down-to-earth romp. Great entertainment!" - Hamilton News "Hilariously entertaining. Bravo!" - ONTV "The laughter lasted from the first to the final note." - Wellington Advertiser "Hilarious! The pairing of Leslie Arden and Norm Foster is a felicitous one. Her astringent wit and delirious sophistication balance brilliantly against Foster's proclivity for outrageous one-liners." - Hamilton Spectator "It delivers laughs approaching the speed of light." - Wellington Advertiser |
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"Foster and Arden's madcap work is truly delightful." - Richmond Hill Banner "Solid, funny entertainment with great songs." - Kitchener Waterloo Record "Foster's one-liners come so fast and furious, it's sometimes hard to keep up." - Hamilton News |
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"Funny, pointed and exquisitely crafted." - Halifax Daily News "A seamless family drama." - Toronto Star "Warm, funny and heartfelt." - Fredericton Daily Gleaner "Perfect! The audience laughs itself silly." - Montreal Gazette "A comedy with sharp wit." - Fredericton Daily Gleaner |
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| Jessa Brie Berkner and Julianne Somers in the B St. Theatre production of Drinking Alone. 2001. Photo by Jason Carpenter. | "Drinking Alone is funny, at times uproariously so, but it's also very serious in the way it deals with alcoholism and it's effects." - Saskatoon Star Phoenix |
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"Funny...touching...entertaining. Another success for Foster." - Saint John Telegraph Journal "Thought provoking and emotionally stirring. Foster knows all of the right buttons to push." - Halifax Chronicle Herald It's nice to see a play that's not afraid to be both emotionally complex and funny." - Saskatoon Star Phoenix "A fast-paced comedy of contemporary manners that neatly balances lighter and darker shades." - Halifax Daily News A tasty mix of humour and pathos. Thought-provoking and funny." - Brantford Expositor "Elicits howling laughter from the audience." - Kitchener-Waterloo Record |
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"Office Hours is Foster at the top of his form." - Hamilton Spectator "A briskly paced and extremely funny dark comedy with a crackerjack ending." - Calgary Sun "When it comes to writing funny lines, Foster's up there with the best." - Saint John Telegraph-Journal "It is blessed with a deliriously dark streak. Foster takes us to a frighteningly recognizable world." - Hamilton Spectator "A night of live theatre that will be long remembered." - County Chronicle "The audience was almost on the floor in tears." - Calgary Sun |
| Paul Brown & Patricia Yeatman in Theatre Aquarius' production of Office Hours. 2001 |
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"Dear Santa will definitely lift your spirits" --Halifax Chronicle Herald "An excellent show for the whole family. Dear Santa is sure to become a Christmas classic."- Hendersonville Times News "Entertaining fun for the whole family. A sure-fire hit!" --Kitchener-Waterloo Record "A real holiday treat!"-Asheville Citizen Times "Hysterically funny and yet endearing." -- Tacoma News Tribune "A warm, goofy, loveable Christmas show. " --Halifax Chronicle Herald |
| Emily Mackel & Ralph Redpath in the Flat Rock Playhouse production of Dear Santa, 2003. Photo Ewart Ball |
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"A show that should please everyone in the family - a delightful way to usher in the Christmas season." - Asheville Citizen Times "Rich in broad comedy and rapid-fire wordplay." -- Halifax Chronicle Herald "Destined to become a classic!" -- Tacoma News Tribune "Gently humorous. Fun for the entire family." --Fredericton Daily Gleaner "A funny and unique cast of characters." -- InsideToronto |
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