CDS, then called Sons of England Dramatic Society, presented Friederich von Schiller's Mary Stuart at the Claremont Civic Centre in August 1974. The show was directed by Fitz Morley and the cast was as follows:
The production team was:
- Sir Amias Paulet (Governer of Fotheringay) - Ken James
- Drury - Norman Munro
- Hannah Kennedy (Mary's Nurse) - Wynn Reed
- Mary Stuart - Greta Plax
- Sir Edward Mortimer (Paulet's Nephew) - Michael Harris
- Lord Burleigh (William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer) - David Gillett
- Elizabeth I - Ethwyn Grant
- Earl of Leicester (Robert Dudley, Favourite of Elizabeth) - Peter Fourie
- Earl of Shrewsbury (George Talbot, Lord Privy Seal) - David Black
- Earl of Kent (Earl Marshall) - Keith Canning
- Ladies-in-Waiting - Lyn March, Janet Gillett
- Count Aubespine (French Ambassador, and Envoy Extraordinaire) - John Giese
- Count Bellievre - Dave Ellinger
- Page - Benita Plax
- Two Officers-of-the-Guard - Norman Munro, Sydney Plax
- Sir William Davison (Secretary to Elizabeth) - Hugh Philip
- Sir Andrew Melvil (Mary's House-steward) - Mack Park
- Sheriff of Northampton - Clive Jordaan
The production team was:
- Stage Director - Cleone Bond-Smith
- Assistant Stage Managers - Sydney Plax, John Lazzarich
- Prompt - Ruth Just
- Wardrobe Mistress - Lyn March, assisted by Janet Gillett, Erika Mitchell
- Decor - Nerina de Villiers
- Props - Christine Baillie
- Special props made by - Anne Wilkinson
- Lighting - Ken Mitchell
- Sound - Peter Farr
- Business Manager - Keith Canning
- Publicity - Tracy Freer, Ken Berry
- Front of House - Ken Berry
- Poster & Programme design - Ken Berry
- Ticket Convenor & Box office - Ron Fisher
- Hon. Secretary - Greta Plax