CDS, then called Sons of England Dramatic Society, presented Dale Wasserman's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest at the Claremont Civic Centre in July 1978. The show was directed by Ken Berry and the cast was as follows:
The production team was:
- Chief Bromden - Ben Dekker
- Aide Warren - Mick Farmer
- Aide Williams - Kevin Wingate-Pearse
- Nurse Ratched - Sally Rhoades
- Nurse Flinn - Paddy Clark
- Dale Harding - Dorian Haarhoff
- Billy Bibbit - Malcolm Pettiquin
- Scanlon - Mike Croome
- Cheswick - Fred de Wet
- Martini - Robin Bates
- Ruckly - Rocky Steenkamp
- Randle P. McMurphy - Derek Lyndon
- Dr Spivey - Nigel Drew
- Aide Turkle - Keith Canning
- Candy Starr - Esther Bowes
- Technician - Mike Lister
- Sandra - Sue Heckroodt
The production team was:
- Stage Manager - Sam Walkley
- Assistant Stage Manager - Nicholas Ludford
- Continuity - Rachel Wilson
- Production Secretary - Troy Jones
- Set Construction - Nicholas Ludford, Mike Croome, Troy Jones, Anne James, Janet Gillett, Digby Jones, Bridget Smith, Sam Walkley
- Properties - Jill van Vuuren, Elaine Angles
- Wardrobe - Linda Farmer
- Sound - Harold Scott
- Lighting - Claudia Regnart, Peter Raymer, Trevor Rossouw
- Decor - Jill Walkley
- Set Design - Ken Berry
- Publicity - Aerian Telford