Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe as the 75th anniversary of ECHR approaches, this widely-acclaimed performance with a backdrop of archive film explores the birth of modern human rights after World War II through the eyes of Nuremberg prosecutor and ECHR champion, David Maxwell Fyfe. His words intertwine with Sue Casson’s original and ethereal musical settings of the poets who inspired him on his journey along his mythical stream of natural law from Nuremberg to Strasbourg. .

One of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard… Sublime. A secular hymn for humanity’ (MusicalTalk.com).

‘A very necessary story…. Brilliantly performed’ (Derek Awards).

Conceived and directed by | Tom Blackmore
Musical settings by | Sue Casson

Cast
David Maxwell Fyfe | Robert Blackmore
Sylvia Maxwell Fyfe | Lily Casson
Narrator | Sue Casson

Sung by Lily and Sue Casson

Violin | Mary Young
Cello | Fraser Bowles
Piano | Sue Casson

Projections
Stills | Lily Casson Blackmore
Video | Robert Blackmore
Edited by Robert and Tom Blackmore