⭐ BANK OF DAVE – THE MUSICAL – WORLD PREMIERE ANNOUNCED – LOWRY & CURVE THEATRE – MAY 2026 ⭐
The world premiere of BANK OF DAVE – THE MUSICAL has been announced.
Producers ROYO, Future Artists Entertainment, Curve and Lowry are delighted to announce the world premiere of BANK OF DAVE – THE MUSICAL will open in May 2026 at Lowry and Curve respectively.
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.
The musical will have a book and lyrics by Rob Madge (My Son’s a Queer (But What Can You Do?)), music and lyrics by Pippa Cleary (The Great British Bake Off Musical) and will be directed by Curve Artistic Director Nikolai Foster (A Chorus Line).
Casting and further creatives to be announced.
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.
BANK OF DAVE – THE MUSICAL will play Lowry, Salford, running from 2nd – 16th May 2026 and Curve, Leicester, running from 20th – 30th May 2026.
Sounds wonderful, can’t wait to see what Rob and Pippa have cooked up! ! !
Thoughts? X x x
