Laurence Foster

Born in Wolverhampton in 1944. Educated at Regis School and Birmingham Theatre School where he won the Outstanding Student Award. Seasons of twice nightly rep followed in 1968 and was then engaged by Peter Dews at Birmingham Repertory Theatre in Othello, Romeo & Juliet, St. Joan and After The Rain with Michael Gambon and Timothy Dalton. Laurence then acted in and directed Children's Theatre seasons in Weston-Super-Mare and Burnham-on-Sea. Dick Condon invited him to Ireland in 1968 as leading man in Billy Liar, The Heiress, Barefoot in the Park and Boeing-Boeing. He then played the Prince in Tom Thumb with Maureen Potter and in Alfie, with Ray McAnally, also at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin. He was a member of the Gate Theatre Company from 1969 to 1971 and, in 1972 returned to Birmingham Rep to play in Vivat,Vivat,Regina! for Peter Dews. On returning to Ireland, he appeared in all the major Dublin Theatres playing leading roles in Arms & the Man, The Knack, Michaelmas Eve, See How they Run,