CDS, then called Sons of England Dramatic Society, presented Alan Bennett's Habeas Corpus at the Masque Theatre in November 1983. The show also played at the Baxter Studio. The show was directed by Yvonne Copley and the cast was as follows:
The production team was:
- Dr. Arthur Wickteed - Brian de Kock
- Mrs. Swabb - Kate Ludford
- Muriel Wicksteed - Ruth Allsopp
- Dennis Wicksteed - Bob Gilson
- Connie Wicksteed - Su Cunningham
- Sir Percy Shorter - Norman Sergeant
- Lady Rumpers - Val Jones
- Canon Throbbing - Hugh Philip
- Felicity Rumpers - Janet Gilson
- Mr. Shanks - Nigel Sweet
- Mr. Purdue - Ken Wicksteed
The production team was:
- For SoE
- Lighting - Andrew Cunningham & Kay Orrell
- Sound - Harold Scott
- Stage Assistants - Frances Brunwin, Cherry Wilkinson, Audrey Arnold, Mark Whitesman, Pierre Murray-Roberts
- For the Baxter Theatre
- General Manager - John W. Slemon
- House Manager - Roland Pead
- Production Manager - Brian Collins
- PR Manager - Yvonne Williams-Short
- Accountant - Jeffrey Traut
- Box Office - Rina Habedank