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
Holocaust Memorial Day 2020 commemorates
75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
75 years ago this November,
the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials opened,
where film shot at the liberation was shown for the first time.
'These Hearts' from Dreams of Peace & Freedom remembers this moment.
Casson is a founding director of TSLR, a new incubation company
for a host of artistic and educational projects, and
English Cabaret is her production partnership with Tom Blackmore.
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Sue Casson's moving song cycle Dreams of Peace & Freedom, is at the heart of
THE HUMAN'S IN THE TELLING
2020 marks the anniversaries of the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials (75 years) and the European Convention on Human Rights (70 years)
The events are linked by David Maxwell Fyfe, who played a leading part in both.
English Cabaret are commemorating the events with a series of performances, in Britain and abroad, and are releasing a film, recording, podcast and book
telling their family story of David Maxwell Fyfe's journey from Nuremberg, where he led the British prosecution team to Strasbourg, where he was part of the team drafting the European Convention on Human RIghts.
Visit The Human's in the Telling to discover more.
Formerly he studio of Second World War artist Feliks Topolski, reproductions of his paintings on the walls behind us lent atmosphere to the intimate performance.
#StandTogether - Holocaust Memorial Day 2020
For the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust's 75 Memorial Flames national exhibition, English Cabaret have created 'Shining a light on the evidence of Nuremberg' - evoking the light bulb moment, when the world was made aware of the atrocities committed by the Nazis.
