CDS, then called Sons of England Dramatic Society, presented John Mortimer's A Voyage Round My Father at the Masque Theatre in November 1981. It also played at Arderne Hall in Claremont and at the CODS Phoenix Theatre, Camps Bay, in December 1981. The show was directed by Tony Hanson and the cast was as follows:
The production team was:
- Father - Tony Mitchell
- Son - John Sanders
- Mother - Kate Ludford
- Lady Visitor - Frances Brunwin
- Son (as a boy) - Keith Harrison
- Iris - Troy Jones
- Ringer Lean - Richard Wagner
- Bingo Ollard - Alastair Duff
- Ham - Digby Dones
- Japhet - Francois Moll
- Matron - Hilda St. Clair-Laing
- Headmaster - Ken Wicksteed
- Reigate - Terry Weldon
- Reigate's Mother - Karen Cottam
- Reigate's Father - Richard Wagner
- Miss Cox - Brenda Madeisky
- Miss Baker - Karen Cottam
- Court Attendant - Terry Weldon
- Boustead - Digby Dones
- Judge - Alastair Duff
- Mr. Thong - Richard Wagner
- Chippy - Francois Moll
- Sparks - Richard Wagner
- Doris - Jane Humphries
- Director - Digby Dones
- First ATS Girl - Karen Cottam
- Second ATS Girl - Janet Gillett
- Elizabeth - Honor Southam
- George - Richard Wagner
- Social Worker - Janet Gillett
- Mr. Morrow - Alastair Duff
- Magistrate - Ken Wicksteed
- Lady Witness - Margaret Stanley
- Doctor - Keith Harrison
The production team was:
- Production Secretary - Joyce Shee
- Stage Manager - Troy Jones
- Asst. Stage Managers: Terry Weldon, Alastair Duff, Francois Moll
- Lights & Sound - Mick Farmer, Clare Brunwin
- Properties - Hilda St. Clair-Laing, Jane Humphries
- Wardrobe - Frances Brunwin, Margaret Stanley