writer and
singer of songs ...
‘haunting original songs.' Scotsman 'witty lyrics and soaring melodies’ Big Issue
'a great rapport with the audience and a gorgeous voice' Broadway Baby
In Dreams of Peace & Freedom,
the inspirational quotations of
David Maxwell Fyfe, deputy chief prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials and one of two artisans of the European Convention on Human Rights, naturally thread through original musical settings of poetry
he found inspiring to tell the story of his journey from Nuremberg to Strasbourg.
November 2020 to August 2021
November 2020 marked the start of a year of joint anniversaries linked by David Maxwell Fyfe- his year at the
Nuremberg War Crimes Trials (75) and his role drafting the signing of the European Convention on Human Rights (70)
English Cabaret is a production partnership
with Tom Blackmore.
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Casson is a founding director of TSLR,
an incubation company for a host of projects.
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and find out more.
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Hear Sue Casson talk to Thos Ribbits about the new recording, David Maxwell Fyfe's post war legacy, and why his story is important today.
"A magnificent work by Sue Casson about freedom, democracy, liberty."
"A beautiful rich tapestry"
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LISTEN to the new recording
WATCH a film featuring its' songs in the landscape of Maxwell Fyfe's story,
READ an accompanying ebook scrapbook of Letters, Transcripts, Blogs & Tweets
There are plans for the programme of commemorative performances to resume from Summer 2021,
Follow the year as it unfolds @OfficialTHINT
'How could we know from now on things would never be the same'.
The anniversary of the first lockdown, prompted this Abba inspired reflection.