Neal Foster
Acting
Biography
Neal Foster is the Actor/Manager of the Birmingham Stage Company (BSC) which he founded in 1992 after leaving the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. The company is a unique success story in British theatre, not least because it is run by an actor and relies for 97% of its income from the box office. Since 1992 the BSC has staged over fifty productions and currently has four productions on tour throughout the UK and Ireland. Neal was made Fellow of the Birmingham Society for outstanding contribution to the quality of life in the city of Birmingham and shortlisted for a Creative Britons Award for his contribution to the country’s cultural and creative wealth. He has also appeared in a number of television shows in his spare time.
Known For
A drama about the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anticorruption unit.
Line of Duty
A motley group of London con artists pull of a series of daring and intricate stings.
Hustle
The story of a group of intoxicated lads driving to a music festival, who seriously injure a young nurse in a night time collision. They make matters far worse by trying to cover up their mistake by hastening the demise of their victim. This, they come to seriously regret as they realise the extent of their culpability and as an unseen killer proceeds to take brutal vengeance.
Freak of Nurture
Henry VIII, Queen Victoria and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are our hosts for a special live concert as part of the BBC Proms season at London’s Royal Albert Hall, introducing us to the world of opera. Mozart is sure that the Horrible Histories audience will love opera, with all its grisly and gruesome stories. But Queen Victoria is not so sure, thinking opera is totally unsuitable for children. In fact, she thinks the audience need to leave at once! Can Mozart change her mind?