Liza Bec: 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.

Programme
Liza Bec The End Times

Performers and Production Credits
Becky Namgauds choreographer, movement director
Sophie Harley producer
David Ryder Prangley narrator
Liza Bec roborecorder, vocals, electronics
Elaine So dulcimer, xylophone, hydrophone
Harry Bassett trumpet, organ