Warehouse's 'Foreigner' is zany comedy grounded in reality

From: Yakima Herald-Republic | Date: February 16, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

By KIM NOWACKI

YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

Charlie Baker is a total bore.

He's also pathologically shy, which is why he immediately regrets taking his best mate Froggy's invitation to leave London for three days of rest and relaxation at a remote hunting and fishing lodge 100 miles south of Atlanta.

What's worse is that Froggy is leaving him there. And worse than that, Charlie won't be alone. There'll be other guests at the lodge, guests who may want to actually talk to him.

So Froggy tells everyone Charlie can't speak or understand a lick of English. Charlie is "The Foreigner," in Larry Shue's ...

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