Bank of Dave: The Musical

Bank of Dave
The Musical
Official artwork
Music	Pippa Cleary
Lyrics	Pippa Cleary Rob Madge
Book	Rob Madge
Basis	The life of Dave Fishwick and the 2023 film
Premiere	2 May 2026: The Lowry, Salford
Productions	2026 Salford and Leicester

Bank of Dave: The Musical is an upcoming British stage musical with book and lyrics by Rob Madge, and music and additional lyrics by Pippa Cleary.

Based on the life of Dave Fishwick and the 2023 Netflix film of the same name, the world premiere production of Bank of Dave is expected to open in Salford at The Lowry Theatre in May 2026.

Development

On 23 June 2024, Fishwick announced that a musical was in development on BBC Breakfast with Jason Manford in talks to play the title role. ^{[1] [2]}

On 1 August 2025, it was announced that the musical was in development with Rob Madge and Pippa Cleary having previously collaborated on Madge's biographical play My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?) . ^[3]

Production history

Salford and Leicester (2026)

On 22 September 2025, it was announced that the musical will have its world premiere at the The Lowry, ^[4] Salford from 2 to 16 May before transferring to Curve, Leicester from 20 to 30 May 2026. It will be directed by Curve's artistic director Nikolai Foster and will be produced by ROYO, the Lowry, Curve and Future Artists Entertainment. Casting is to be confirmed. ^{[5] [6]}

External links

Official website

References

1. Blu Skyy Orkastar (2024-06-23). Dave Fishwick (Bank Of Dave Founder) On BBC Breakfast [23.06.2024] . Retrieved 2025-09-22– via YouTube.
2. "Manford to play Dave Fishwick in Bank of Dave the musical". burnleyexpress.net. Burnley Express. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
3. "Rob Madge and Pippa Cleary developing Bank of Dave musical". whatsonstage.com. WhatsOnStage.com. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
4. "The Bank of Dave: First a TV series, then a film and now a musical". itv.com. ITV News. 22 September 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
5. "Bank of Dave The musical announced and it will all start in Salford". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Manchester Evening News . 22 September 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
6. "World premiere production of BANK OF DAVE THE MUSICAL to open in May 2026". curveonline.co.uk. Curve. 22 September 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.