Sam Lupton to play Dave Fishwick in world premiere of BANK OF DAVE THE MUSICAL
Photo credit: Ellie Kurttz
It has been announced that Sam Lupton (Only Fools and Horses, UK tour; Wicked, West End) will star as Dave Fishwick in the world premiere of BANK OF DAVE THE MUSICAL, which opens in May 2026 at Lowry and Curve respectively.
He will join Samuel Holmes (Calamity Jane, UK tour) as Sir Charles Denbigh, alongside the previously announced Hayley Tamaddon as Nicky, Lucca Chadwick-Patel as Hugh, Claire Moore as Maureen and Lauryn Redding as Alex.
Also in the cast are Zachary Willis (After The Act, Royal Court/New Diorama), as Danny/Andy, Mark Peachey (The Wizard of Oz, Curve), as Cher/Clarence, Joni Ayton-Kent (If/Then, West End), as Megan/Mary, Adam Colbeck-Dunn (Les Misérables, West End), as Marco, Hannah Nuttall (Cinderella, Theatre Royal Wakefield) as Mavis, Rosie Strobel (42nd Street, Kilworth House Theatre) as Barbara, Minal Patel (My Fair Lady, Curve) as Ali, Elliot Broadfoot (Kathy & Stella Solve a Murder!, West End) as Omari, Althea Burey (The Parent Agency, Chester Storyhouse) as Betty, and Jhanaica Van Mook (101 Dalmatians - The Musical, Hammersmith Apollo) as Claire.
The musical has a book and lyrics by Rob Madge, music and lyrics by Pippa Cleary, direction by Nikolai Foster, choreography by Ebony Molina, set and costume design by Amy Jane Cook, musical supervision by Toby Higgins, orchestrations by Tom Curran, lighting by Ben Cracknell, sound by Tom Marshall, video design by Duncan McLean, casting by Harry Blumenau CDG, and musical direction by Matthew Jackson.
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?
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