| "Keeps an audience spellbound." -- Orangeville Citizen |
| "On a First Name Basis is beautifully written and flawlessly performed: Its verbal interplay is the stuff of dryly ironic repartee: The quips come fast and furious, generating frequent laughter among the audience." -- ArtsForum.ca |
| "Funny and enthralling. A phenomenal script." -- Wellington Advertiser |
| "A delightful two hours of sparkling conversation that is revealing and heartwarming." -- EU Jacksonville |
| "Foster's script is one of his best!" -- London Free Press |
| "Vanstone is brutally honest, hard working and worth every penny. Clear perfection " -- Fort McMurray Today |
| "Together, Patricia Vanstone and Norm Foster deliver a Seinfeld and Elaine-like timing that only enhances the show’s humour." -- Orangeville Banner |
| "A love story, a social commentary and a mystery wrapped in witty dialogue and vivid imagery. ‘On a First Name Basis’ is a must-see." -- The Royal Gazette |
| "Foster's writing is brilliant!" -- Fort McMurray Today |
| "It is extremely well-written and was superbly acted." -- EU Jacksonville |
| "The play is laugh-out-loud funny and hold your breath tense in places." -- Orangeville Citizen |
| "Vanstone’s delivery is flawless. Her performance is impressive and captivating, even for a theatre veteran of her pedigree." -- Wellington Advertiser |
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"Laugh for laugh, this is the funniest show I've seen on any stage this season." - Detroit Free Press "Sharp, snappy and irresistibly funny ." - Contra Costa Times "Funny, sophisticated and sexy." - Hamilton Spectator "Another fabulous Foster creation." - Gananoque Reporter "The hilarity never stops" - Kitchener-Waterloo Record "Entertaining and thought-provoking." - talkinbroadway.com "One of Foster's funniest. A solid evening of entertainment" - Ashville Citizen-Times "Outrageously funny. Brilliant writing!" - Rossmore News "Bright and funny. It's wickedly good ." - Piedmont Post "A delightful mix of adult humor and classic comic timing." - The View "Laughs galore!" - Kingston Whig Standard |
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"Crackles with humanity and hilarity." - Kitchener-Waterloo Record | |
| "Comedy provides laughs and lessons. A treat." - Gananoque Reporter | "If you want to laugh yourself silly, The Love List is for you." - Hamilton Spectator | |
| "Sharp, snappy writing. A penetrating script." - Orangeville Banner | "Compelling and intriguing." - Hendersonville Times-News | |
| "The best script he's delivered to date." - Contra Costa Times | "Flawless." -- Halifax Chronicle-Herald | |
| "The audience laughs cries and cheers as the characters navigate their way through the labyrinths of love, disillusionment and new understanding." -- Lake Erie Beacon | "The plot simply gets funnier and funnier. An absolutely delightful evening of adult theatre." -- The Morrisburg Leader | |
| "A funny and enjoyable evening of theatre." -- TheatreIsEasy | "The audience was lifted to new heights of humour." -- Prince George Free Press | |
| "A giant firecracker of a comedy." -- Prince George Free Press | "Hugely entertaining. A thoroughly enjoyable play." -- TheatreIsEasy | |
| "A winning, laugh-loaded hit!" -- Humbolt Beacon | "Sparkling! Paralysingly funny." -- Halifax Daily News | |
| "A deliciously creative script. Awesome!" -- The View Magazine | "Hilarious and completely satisfying!" -- The View Magazine | |
| "Leaves the audience breathless and delighted." -- Reviewvancouver | "Very funny. Four stars!" -- GayVancouver.net | |
| "Deleriously witty. Brilliant writing." -- Hollywood Theatre Examiner | "Had the audience howling with laughter from start to unpredictable finish." - Kitchener-Waterloo Record | |
| "Side-splittingly funny!" -- LASplash | "Entertainment at its best." -- LifeinLA | |
| "A wildly innovative, unpredicable plot. You'll hear one of the best, funniest, most shocking and memorable curtain lines ever written." -- Humbolt Beacon | "Along with the exceedingly witty dialogue, sharp one liners, and repartee, Foster gives us some insights in to what makes for a good romantic relationship as well as a good friendship." -- Hollywood Theatre Examiner |
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| Derek Ritschel and Melodee Finlay in the Lighthouse Festival production of Bedtime Stories. 2007 |
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"I don't think I've ever heard an audience laugh so openly and emphatically." - Orangeville Banner "Brilliant writing. Comedic genius." -- London Free Press "Foster has done an incredible job of weaving a disparate group of people into a whole cloth of hilarity." -- Wellington Advertiser "A clever piece of multi-layered writing by Foster." -- Brantford Espositor "A winner. Foster gives us a whole host of comic characters out there on the edge." -- Hamilton Spectator "A first rate, heart-warming, adult contemporary comedy that I already want to see again." -- Simcoe Reformer "You will leave gasping from laughing ." - The View Magazine "Takes the audience on an exploration of love which leaves them involved, surprised, a little touched and judging by the howling reactions of the opening night crowd, quite helpless with laughter. A tour de force." -- Morrisburg Leader "Five stars!" -- London Free Press "Foster examines love, hatred, boredom, cruelty, desperation, compassion and all the human elements that go with those - and he does it with style, humanity and a lot of humour." -- Wellington Advertiser "Sexy and wildly funny." - Orangeville Banner "Very funny and cleverly woven tale. A definite must see!"-- Iroquois Chieftain "Foster has done it again. It's not surprising Playhouse audiences have flocked to see Foster's shows every season." -- Cornwall Standard-Freeholder "You'll laugh yourself silly." -- Hamilton Spectator "Had the audience in stitches!" -- Brantford Expositor. "The funniest offering yet by the much lauded Canadian playwright." -- Simcoe Reformer "Take lots of tissues to wipe away the tears of laughter." -- Port Dover Maple Leaf |
| "Very funny! Perfect theatrical summer fare." -Toronto Globe and Mail "Foster has a keenly observant eye for life's embarrassing moments and the comedy in them." -- Saint John Telegraph Journal "Simple, gentle, likeable, engaging. Wrong For Each Other has plenty going for it that's right." --Hamilton Spectator "Downright delightful. This is one playwright who has got people pegged." - St. Thomas Times Journal "Foster's deceptively simple comedy echoes with a haunting resonance long after the laughter has faded away." --Montreal Suburban |
Rebecca Wink & Nicholas Smith in the TheatreWorks production of Wrong For Each Other |
"Positively sparkles with wit, and entertains from start to finish."--North Shore Times, Australia "These are characters with whom we can all identify. All's right with 'Wrong For Each Other'!" -- London Free Press "A warmly witty love story. This is enjoyable, classy theatre!" --Montreal Gazette "An exceptional romantic comedy is a rare delight, and that is exactly what 'Wrong For Each Other' turns out to be." - Palo Alto Weekly "Had the audience laughing, guffawing and clapping. This is a perfect show for a first date." - Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal |
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"Filled with wit, whim and conflict. No dull moments exist." - Thunder Bay Post "Foster has a quirky touch with dialogue that gives the play a grounding idiosyncracy. " - New York Times "A delightful, and at times, tragic story. A must-see." - Theatre-Express "Foster's dialogue is clever and natural, and he certainly seems to know a thing or two about relationships." - Richmond News "Stylish. First rate." - London Free Press "The quips and one-liners are a major part of Foster’s charm, but he gives the play some depth as well."-- Sacramento Bee "Masterfully crafted!" - Fredericton Daily Gleaner |
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"Jupiter In July is a meteoric effort by Foster whose wit and style will delight audiences." - Stage Door "An illuminating journey." - St. Thomas Times-Journal "A charming, sometimes painfully realistic story of many twists and turns." - Halifax Chronicle Herald "As gentle as flowers blooming in a garden." - London Free Press "Jupiter In July ranks right up there with the best of Canadian Playwright Norm Foster." - Brantford Expositor "Filled with sophisticated comedy and tasteful attention to moral details." - Stage Door "Jupiter In July takes three people and makes them heartbreakingly real." - Halifax Daily News "It's great entertainment with an edge. People will recognize themselves and others" - Halifax Chronicle Herald "A well-written play with a quiet, gentle approach to it's subject." Dundas Review "The action never lags, and Foster's keen sense of humor tickles the funny bone at the most unexpected moments." - St. Thomas Times-Journal "Reaffirms our faith in Foster's talent and his position as Canada's preeminent comic playwright." -Stage Door "A gentle, humorous look at an often-experienced human dilemma." - Brantford Expositor "Confirms Norm Foster's mastery of the light comedy form." - Halifax Daily News |
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