THE line-up for this year's Grosvenor Park open-air theatre season has been confirmed.

It has been an unusual time for the cast, who have had to rehearse via Zoom, but they will be together when they take to the Storyhouse stage at Grosvenor Park

Productions of Merry Wives of Windsor, Pride and Prejudice and The Jungle Book open on Saturday, May 29 and run until Sunday, August 30.

Returning to Chester after last summer’s curtailed three-week season of Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre is Jessica Dives, who will play Jane Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, Mistress Quickly & Anne Page in Merry Wives of Windsor and Speakno and Ringo the Vulture in The Jungle Book.

Suzanne Ahmet will play Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, Mistress Page in Merry Wives of Windsor and Kaa and Liam the Vulture in The Jungle Book.

Darren Kuppan will play Mr Wickham in Pride and Prejudice, Master Ford in Merry Wives of Windsor and Bagheera in The Jungle Book.

Jenny Murphy will play Lydia Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, Master Fenton & Sir Hugh in Merry Wives of Windsor and Hearno and Announcer in The Jungle Book. Jenny was part of Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre’s 2014 Young Company.

Howard Chadwick will play Mr Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, Falstaff in Merry Wives of Windsor and Baloo in The Jungle Book.

Perry Moore will play Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, Master Page in Merry Wives of Windsor and Shere Khan and Paul the Vulture in The Jungle Book.

Purvi Parmar will play Charlotte Collins in Pride and Prejudice, Slender in Merry Wives of Windsor and Mowgli in The Jungle Book.

Completing the cast is Victoria Brazier as Mrs Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, Mistress Ford in Merry Wives of Windsor and Seano & Noel the Vulture in The Jungle Book.

Creatives include: for Pride and Prejudice adapted by Deborah McAndrew, directed by Conrad Nelson, designed by Jessica Curtis, musical direction and composition by Rebekah Hughes. Choreographed by Beverly Edmunds. For Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by John Young, musical director and composer Jessica Dives and designed by Jessica Curtis. Choreographed by Alison Hughes. The Jungle Book is adapted by Glyn Maxwell, directed by Gitika Buttoo, composed and musical direction by Tom Penn, choreography and movement by Grace Goulding and design by Jessica Curtis.

Alex Clifton, artistic director of Storyhouse, said: "We are so delighted to have this company! They each come with enormous skill, commitment and energy.

"They are all wonderful storytellers and are ready to work very hard. Like always, they each come with a diversity of experiences and perspectives and a variety of skills: musicianship, singing, physical skills.

"They can’t wait to be with an audience – to connect with, to play with and to."

Tickets are on sale now, with Storyhouse members saving 10 per cent on all tickets.