CDS, then called Sons of England Dramatic Society, presented Basil Thomas’s Book of the Month at the Claremont Civic Centre in November 1963. The show was directed by Joan Fraser and the cast was as follows:
The production team was:
- Edward Halliday, M.P. - Michael Allis
- Joanna, his wife - Teddy Cornell
- Marcia Wentworth, her sister - Eve Mills
- Betty (Bim) Halliday - Mette Mabo
- Doris - Elizabeth Schenck
- Col. Howard Barnes-Bradley - Andrew McPherson
- Doctor Ian Maclure - James Hill
- Nicholas Barnes-Bradley - Brian Thom
The production team was:
- Stage Manager - Kay Richter
- Assistant Stage Manager - Jenny Brownridge
- Prompt - Jenny Murray
- Set Design, Construction and Decor - Eric Portsmouth, Hugh Cornell, Fred Brand, Ann Jago