20th November 1945 and the Defendants take their place in the dock – 22 of the most senior Nazis, representing each component of Hitler’s machine. But without simultaneous translation the trial will be unworkable – are the interpreters ready? Can they manage 100 words-per-minute? This has never been done before.

Nuremberg was the first ever use of simultaneous translation of every spoken word, into at least three other languages...they said it couldn’t be done. But it was. And the trial would have been impossible without it. And once the indictments have been read, Robert Jackson, Chief US Prosecutor stands to make the opening speech. Starring Amanda Ryan as Tatiana Sablikova, a Russian translator and Joseph Mydell as Robert H Jackson.

Tatiana Sablikova - AMANDA RYANLeon Dostert - CLIVE WOODRobert H Jackson - JOSEPH MYDELLSir Geoffrey Lawrence - NICHOLAS WOODESONRobert Storey- HARI DHILLONSir David Maxwell-Fyfe- FORBES MASSONAlbert Speer - JOSEPH ALESSIHermann Goering and other roles - NIGEL LINDSAYJoachim von Ribbentrop and other roles - JASPER BRITTONHans Fritzsche and other roles - NATHAN WILEYWilhelm Keitel - JONATHAN CULLENRussian Interpreter and other roles - ILAN GOODMANGerman Interpreter and other roles - MARK EDEL-HUNTFrench Interpreter and other roles - ANDREW WOODALLRussian Prosecutor - HENRY GOODMANTitles - LEWIS MACLEOD

Sound Designer - ADAM WOODHAMSStudio Manager - MARK SMITHCasting Director - GINNY SCHILLEROriginal Score - METAPHOR MUSICWriter and Director - JONATHAN MYERSONProducer - NICHOLAS NEWTON

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