A BURY star of stage and screen is helping to bring one of Shakespeare’s most famous tales to Bolton.

Actress Vicky Binns will be appearing alongside a cast of well-known faces in the Octagon Theatre next month for its production of The Winter’s Tale.

Directed by David Thacker, the play will mark the 400th anniversary since the Bard’s death.

The Coronation Street and Emmerdale star is currently appearing in another Octagon production, To Kill a Mockingbird, as Maudie Atkinson, which runs until October 15 before the Shakespeare tale premiers on October 21.

Binns, who has appeared in a number of theatre productions including touring in the West End production of Singin’ in the Rain, will play three roles including Dion and Mopsa.

The play will feature a cast of 15 and is a mix of drama, song, dance and laughter which follows the story of King Leontes on his hunt for redemption after a paranoid delusion that his wife, Hermione, is having an affair with his best friend tears apart families and friendships.

Mr Thacker said: “The Winter’s Tale is one of my favourite plays and a great challenge for any director.

“I’m delighted to be working with such an outstanding company of actors and such a talented Creative Team and I can’t wait to start rehearsing this beautiful, powerful and profoundly moving play.”

In the leading role of the jealous King Leontes is Rob Edwards, who is currently playing Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird at the Octagon.

Bolton-born former Emmerdale actress Amy Nuttall — who went to Bury Grammar School — is taking on the role of Hermione.

Other Mockingbird stars Marc Small, Trevor Michael Georges, Remmie Milner and Christian Edwards and Philip Starnier, who both appeared in the Octagon’s Singin’ in the Rain, will also be returning for The Winter’s Tale.

Other television names include Leila Mimmack from ITV Home Fires and 2015 film High-Rise.

Manchester Theatre Award winner Barbara Drennan will also be back on the Octagon stage with Christopher Wright, Margot Leicester, Eric Potts, Harry Long and Colin Connor.

Mr Thacker added: “It’s the perfect play to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death for it was the last-but-one play he wrote all by himself - about five years before he died.

“Shakespeare wrote the play soon after his baby grand-daughter Elizabeth was born - the inspiration for the three babies in his late plays.

“Through the love and grace of these beautiful young girls the terrible mistakes of the older generation are redeemed. It was a play of hope for his time - and for all time.”

The Winter’s Tale runs Friday, October 21,-Saturday, November 5.