The children were played by Justine Clarke (Tina) and Adam Willits (Johnny).
Puppeteers included Maz Appleton ('Hoffman' and 'Weasel'), Janet Ashelford ('Maria'), Dagmar (Dasha) Blahova ('Lotte'), Ross Browning ('Baron' and 'Hoffman'), Benjamin Franklin ('Jacques'), Alan Highfield ('Carlo'), Peter Seaborn ('Maestro'), and Clelia Tedeschi ('Lotte').