- Unknown:
- Benjamin Britten
- Unknown:
- Eric Crozier
- Produced By:
- Frederick Ashton
- Leader:
- Jack Kessler
- Conducted By:
- Benjamin Britten
- Lady Billows, an elderly autocrat:
- Joan Cross
- Florence Pike, her housekeeper and companion:
- Gladys Parr
- Mr Gedge, the Vicar of St Mary's:
- William Parsons
- Police Superintendent Budd:
- Bruce Clark
- Mr. Upfold, Mayor of Loxford and butcher:
- Roy Ashton
- Miss Wordsworth, head teacher at the Church School:
- Margaret Ritchie
- Sid, butcher's assistant:
- Frederick Sharp
- Nancy, a girl from the bakery:
- Nancy Evans
- Mrs Herring, owner of a green-grocer's shop:
- Betsy de la Porte
- Albert Herring, her son, who runs the shop:
- Peter Pears
- Three tiresome village children: Emmie:
- Lesley Duff
- Three tiresome village children: Cis:
- Anne Sharp
- Three tiresome village children: Harry:
- David Spencer
