Initial casting announced for world premiere of BANK OF DAVE THE MUSICAL
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Initial casting has been announced for the world premiere of BANK OF DAVE THE MUSICAL, which will open in May 2026 at Lowry and Curve respectively.
The musical will have a book and lyrics by Rob Madge, music and lyrics by Pippa Cleary, and will be directed by Curve Artistic Director Nikolai Foster.
The cast includes Hayley Tamaddon (Emmerdale, ITV; Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, West End/UK & Ireland tour) as Nicky, Lucca Chadwick-Patel (Mean Girls, West End; My Beautiful Laundrette, Curve/National tour) as Hugh, Claire Moore (Miss Saigon, West End; The Girls, Leeds Grand/Lowry/West End) as Maureen; and Lauryn Redding (Coven, Kiln Theatre; Standing at the Sky’s Edge, West End) as Alex.
Further casting and the role of Dave will be announced in due course.
BANK OF DAVE THE MUSICAL is based on the Sunday Times best-selling book, BAFTA Award-winning documentary and global-hit Netflix film of the same name with a screenplay by Piers Ashworth.
“If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s this: everybody hates bankers.”
BANK OF DAVE THE MUSICAL is a home-grown, brand-new British musical - bursting with northern grit, laugh-out-loud humour and what Dave himself calls “the best songs in any musical ever.”
This feel-good show tells the true-ish story of Dave Fishwick: Burnley born and bred, and no ordinary man. A self-made millionaire, Dave spent years helping local people and small businesses when hard-nosed banks turned them away. Frustrated by the system, he has an idea…set up his own bank and put the profits straight back into his community.
With posh but principled lawyer Hugh at his side, Dave swaps Burnley for London to take on the banking bigwigs and fight for a fairer deal. But will the fat cats of the City make way for Dave’s dreams?
From Sunday Times bestseller to Netflix’s #1 UK film, Dave’s inspiring underdog story now bursts onto the stage as a laugh-out-loud British musical packed with heart, humour and cracking new music.
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