Guy Barker Big Band - Inferno 67

Inferno 67 began with a simple instruction to his long-term collaborator, author and screenwriter Robert Ryan: imagine an episode of The Twilight Zone, but one written and directed by David Lynch and scored by Miklos Rosza, Bernard Herrmann and Johnny Dankworth...and maybe the Beatles.

The powerhouse Guy Barker Big Band is filled with world-class soloists, can manage every switchback that its titular leader can throw at it and much more besides. The firebrand soul and funk come courtesy of the incomparable Vanessa Haynes and the wit and devilish charm is supplied by the urbane Joe Stilgoe. 

The narration is provided by Danny Sapani, one of our most powerful and versatile actors, who has appeared on TV (Misfits, The Crown, Killing Eve), in film (Star Wars, Black Panther) and on stage (Medea, Macbeth, King Lear). The Guardian called his Lear “a supremely moving performance” and The Telegraph declared it “a triumph”. The shape-shifting love story is performed by Demetri Goritsas and Emer Kenny, two of the UK’s finest actors.

A world where time, music, people and sexuality are fluid and malleable. A place where sixties funk and soul rub up against the outer limits of John Coltrane. 

Welcome to hell.  Welcome to love. Welcome to Inferno 67.

Music composed an arranged by Guy Barker
Story and script by Robert Ryan
Song Lyrics by Joe Stilgoe
Casting director Rachel Freck