Last year the play celebrated its 30,000th performance in the West End and was presented with a Guinness World Records certificate for the record title longest theatrical run.

Samantha Barks was first discovered by Cameron Mackintosh in the I’d Do Anything TV search to play Nancy in his West End production of Oliver!, where he also found Jessie Buckley, Rachel Tucker and Jodie Prenger.

It will play a strictly limited 12-week season at Wyndham’s Theatre,a Delfont Mackintosh Theatre, from Tuesday 2 February until Saturday 24 April 2027 with tickets on sale at 2.00pm tomorrow, Tuesday 21 April 2026.

Actress and singer Marisha Wallace, acclaimed for her performances in shows including Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma!, Waitress and Dreamgirls, will star as the musical’s leading lady Bea, having performed in Something Rotten! on Broadway before moving to UK.

BANK OF DAVE THE MUSICAL is a home-grown, brand-new British musical - bursting with northern grit, laugh-out-loud humour 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 Young Vic Theatre’s Artistic Director and CEO Nadia Fall has today announced details of her 2026/7 season -  a programme of compelling international storytelling from world-class theatre makers and exciting new voices, many of whom are making their Young Vic debuts.