CDS, then called Sons of England Dramatic and Cultural Society, presented Elizabeth Addyman's The Secret Tent at the Rondebosch Communal Hall in September 1959. The show was directed by Teddy Cornell and the cast was as follows:
The production team was:
- Christopher Martyn - Lionel Barnett
- Ruth Martyn - Lynn Penver
- Naomi Martyn - Hazel de Jager
- Miss Mitchum-Brown - Margaret Stanley
- Ernie Briggs - Dennis Young
- Inspector Thornton - Alf Hadwen
- Miss Pearce - Dorothy Handley-Smith
The production team was:
- Set construction - Harold Endersby, Brian Charlaff
- Stage managers - Betty Handley-Smith, Elizabeth Sandford
- Prompt - Mrs. Phyllis Campbell