Final casting has been announced for new British musical Bank of Dave.
The show is based on the true story of Dave Fishwick, who founded a community bank in Burnley after discovering that local businesses couldn’t secure loans from larger banks.
Bank of Dave The Musical will run at The Lowry, Manchester, from 2 to 26 May, followed by Curve Leicester from 20 to 30 May 2026.
Who’s playing Dave?
Dave Fishwick will be played by West End musical star Sam Lupton.
Sam is best known for roles including Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses The Musical and Boq in Wicked.
Further casting announced today includes Samuel Holmes (Calamity Jane) as Sir Charles Denbigh.
Full cast announced
Sam and Samuel are joined by recently revealed cast Hayley Tamaddon (Emmerdale) as Nicky, Lucca Chadwick-Patel (Mean Girls) as Hugh, Claire Moore (The Great British Bake Off Musical) as Maureen, and Lauryn Redding (Coven) as Alex.
L-R Lucca Chadwick-Patel, Hayley Tamaddon, Lauryn Redding, Claire Moore. Photo Rich Lakos
The company is completed by Zachary Willis (After The Act) as Danny / Andy, Mark Peachey (The Wizard of Oz) as Cher / Clarence, Joni Ayton-Kent (If/Then) as Megan / Mary, Adam Colbeck-Dunn (Les Misérables, The Sound of Music) as Marco, Hannah Nuttall (Cinderella) as Mavis, Rosie Strobel (42nd Street) as Barbara, Minal Patel (My Fair Lady) as Ali, Elliot Broadfoot (Kathy & Stella Solve a Murder!) as Omari, Althea Burey (The Parent Agency) as Betty, and Jhanaica Van Mook (101 Dalmatians) as Claire.
The show was featured on BBC’s Big Night of Musicals this weekend.
Created by Rob Madge & Pippa Cleary
The new musical has a book and lyrics by Rob Madge (Cabaret), music and lyrics by Pippa Cleary (The Great British Bake Off Musical), and is directed by Curve Artistic Director Nikolai Foster (Kinky Boots, A Chorus Line).
The stage adaptation is based on the Sunday Times bestselling book, BAFTA Award-winning documentary and global hit Netflix film of the same name, with a screenplay by Piers Ashworth.
Bank of Dave is billed as a feel-good musical with the humour of The Full Monty and the spirit of Billy Elliot. The show is produced by ROYO, Future Artists Entertainment, Curve and Lowry.
See here for more about Bank of Dave The Musical
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