The End Times

Written and directed by Liza Bec, The End Times is an apocalyptic coming of age tale featuring a magical musical blackboard and a theatrical soundscape, with one foot in the supernatural and one foot in science.  This hour-long staged performance brings together live electroacoustic music, movement, and spoken word. At the centre are three large blackboards transformed into an audio-visual modular synthesizer alongside live wind, percussion, and organ.

The End Times began as a book by Bec, then evolved into an album, and now takes shape as a theatre piece. The music – released under the same title – inhabits a unique space between jazz, classical, and world traditions, combining acoustic instruments, electronic textures, and spiritual undertones. The result is a compelling musical tale that unfolds across multiple dimensions.

Liza Bec is an award winning contemporary performer, composer, producer, lyricist, and multimedia narrative author.

After being awarded the cross-disciplinary Fusion Fund by Help Musicians UK to create a narrative audiovisual work, they built their own instrument, the roborecorder. The roborecorder is featured in the Museum of Science and Industry’s touring exhibition ‘Turn It Up: The Power of Music‘, currently on display in London and was inducted into the BBC Radio 6 museum by Lauren Laverne. Liza was chosen to showcase the roborecorder at Classical: NEXT 2024 in Berlin supported by the PRS International Showcase Fund. Their work has been featured in New Scientist and Insider magazines