Bank Of Dave
TAKES THE STAGE
🎭 The Bank of Dave Musical Hits the Stage! 🎭
I can hardly believe it — our story is heading back to the stage!
From taking on payday lenders, to building a “tiny, tiny bank” in Burnley that puts people before profits, to Netflix films watched all over the world… and now a musical at two of the country’s most iconic theatres.
The show will open at The Lowry Theatre in Salford before heading on to the Leicester Curve, bringing our fight for fairer finance to life with music, laughter, and plenty of Lancashire grit.
I’m so excited to see our story told once again — this time in song and dance — and to know that a whole new audience will get to hear about how a community in Burnley stood up to the banking giants and proved things can be done differently.
What started on the streets of Nelson and Burnley has now reached film sets, TV studios, theatres, and even Broadway in the future (fingers crossed!). But no matter where the story is told, the message is always the same:
💡 Finance should be fair. Community comes first. And we must never, ever give up.
I can’t wait to sit in the audience and see it all unfold on stage. Who’d have thought it — a bank with a musical!
– Dave
OUR STORY
TOLD IN SONG & DRAMA
A TRUE(ISH) STORY
“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.
FAT CATS & DREAMS
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.
‘The humour of The Full Monty with the spirit of Billy Elliot, but with a few more ba*tard bankers, and an unlikely hero from Burnley!' - Dave Fishwick
INSPIRATIONAL STORY INTO A MUSICAL MASTERPIECE
“A couple of years ago Pippa Cleary and I were asked to turn Dave Fishwick’s inspirational story into a musical (I know! You weren’t expecting that, were you? But, much like Miss Saigon, Dave too has a helicopter, so a musical seemed a natural fit). Safe to say, it has been nothing short of a joy. I am deeply proud to be telling this special tale of community, hope and perseverance. In a world that seems more fractured every day, I am so thrilled to be offering an alternative where our Dave and his brilliant company of players can help mend the broken pieces. As he himself would say, rule number 1: never give up. Rule number 2: never, ever give up.” Rob Madge
A BLAST TO BRING TO LIFE
“I couldn’t be more thrilled to be developing this brand-new musical with the amazing Rob Madge. The whole process has been filled with laughter and a real sense of purpose, just like Dave’s story itself. Writing these songs has been such a joy, capturing the humour, grit and heart that makes this tale so uniquely British. We’ve had an absolute blast bringing Dave’s fight for fairness to life, and I can’t wait for audiences to experience it for themselves next year." Pippa Cleary
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Our Story
When the big banks turned their backs on hard-working people after the financial crisis, Dave Fishwick decided to do something about it . In 2011 he founded Burnley Savings and Loans with one radical idea at its heart: finance should be fair for everyone, and every penny of profit should go to good causes . He proved that a bank could lend to local people on decent, common-sense terms and still make a positive difference in the community .
What do we mean by “fair” finance? For Dave, fair finance means always putting people before profit. It means we work with a range of partner lenders to find you the best deal we can – if one of them can offer a better rate or a more suitable loan than we can, we’ll make sure you get that option . It also means doing everything we can to help more folks get approved for loans that are affordable and responsible, rather than leaving people with nowhere to turn. And “fair” isn’t just a slogan – it’s a promise that we give back to the community. We don’t pocket the profits ourselves; every pound we earn is donated to local charities and good causes to help others . In short, Dave’s approach is about doing what’s right for you, the customer, every single time.
Since then, this fair approach to finance has helped thousands of people across the UK, showing that banking can put people first. Dave’s mission has even inspired the Netflix “Bank of Dave” films and sparked a growing movement of ethical lenders fighting for real change in the financial world . As Dave himself puts it, we have a duty to act in the very best interests of our customers at all times – proving that finance can be fair, and that when you “Bank on Dave,” you’re banking on something better for everyone.
