CDS, then called Sons of England Dramatic and Cultural Society, presented Peter Coke's Breath of Spring at the Claremont Civic Centre in November 1961. The show was directed by Teddy Cornell and the cast was as follows:
The production team was:
SOE also presented Breath of Spring in 1992, directed by Joyce Shee.
- Miss Nanette Parry ("Nan") - Margaret Stanley
- Brigadier Albert Rayne, C.B., C.M.G., M.V.O. - Reg Horwood
- Lily Thompson - Betty Handley-Smith
- Alice, Lady Miller - Pamela Ritchie
- Dame Beatrice Appleby, D.B.E. ("Bee") - Valerie Jones
- Pape - Eric McDonald
- Kemp - Eric Protsmouth
The production team was:
- Stage manager - Margaret Smith, Eric Portsmouth
- Prompt - Ruth Just
- Decor - George Newton, Harold Endersby
SOE also presented Breath of Spring in 1992, directed by Joyce Shee.