Paul Foster
Paul made his first RDG appearance in 2009 when he played the Marshal of Salem in our memorable presentation of The Crucible. The following year he received a Best Actor nomination for the his 'agonised' performance in Teeth at the Elmbridge Festival. He followed that with a cameo performance in the festival winning production of An Englishman Abroad and a performance as the sanctimonious Thwackum in our lively production of Tom Jones. In 2011 his gifts for comedy were displayed in his very funny performance as the hapless falsie-fitter in Habeas Corpus followed by his appearance in the musical 42nd Street. Paul went on to win the Best Supporting Player Trophy at the 2012 Elmbridge Festival for his comedy performance in An Incident at the Border. Contrast came then with his appearance in Cold Comfort Farm and his multiple comic appearances in Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World for which he won the Best Supporting Actor award at Woking Drama Festival. 2013 saw Paul play the boozy photographer in When We Are Married which was followed by his seedy hotelier in the musical Crazy For You. The following year he returned to Yorkshire playing the irascible old dad in Alan Bennett's tragicomedy Enjoy and then on to Australia for his key role in Our Country's Good. 2015 saw Paul play a complex therapist in Seven Year Twitch. He then went on international journeys trying to keep up with his eccentric relation in Travels with MyAunt. He ended the year in two contrasting roles: an anarchic priest in Joe Orton's Funeral Games and a detective on our musical 9 to 5. Paul made a wonderfully stylish performance as Peachum in our lively 2016 production of The Beggar's Opera.
Paul is the current RDG Chairman