What we say ...
Liars' League is a monthly live fiction night, where professional actors (from our company of over 50) read new short stories by writers from around the world. Because actors read the stories, we accept submissions from anywhere, and so far have performed stories by authors from America, Canada, Mexico, Spain, Cyprus, Israel, Oman, Japan, China, Australia ... and of course the UK.
Want some multimedia?
Here's our YouTube channel with over 80 videos and counting.Here's our 2012 podcast
Here's our Facebook page
Here's our Twitter (we're @liarsleague)
Here's our podcast archive from 2012
Here's the podcast from our Northern cousin Liars' League Leeds
What others think ...
"Liars' League brings together actors and writers and lets each do what they are good at. The result is live fiction at its best. Funny, well presented, quirky, enjoyable."
~ Pulp Net
"These are great times for London's grass-roots literature; the London Lit Plus festival is going great guns, there's Litro getting literature onto the tube, and now this rather neat idea. It's simple. Writers submit short stories on whatever the month's theme is... Then, above a pub, naturally, a gang of actors read the best ones aloud, in suitably gripping/seductive voices to the adoring throng (i.e. you lot). You lot cheer wildly; the actors bow; beer is drunk and everyone goes home happy as you like. Like all the best ideas - simple."
~ Le Cool
"Liars’ League, a monthly fiction event, is a collaborative force like none we have seen out there thus far. Writers and actors pair up to breathe life into works. Everybody does win in this scenario. What a great opportunity for a writer - to see their work interpreted and performed by a complete stranger. What a unique venture they have going here - and God, we love that logo. Subscribe to the RSS feed and the podcast so you can listen to the results of this collaborative effort."
"We at Annexe HQ love the storytelling extravaganza that is Liars’ League. How could we not? There is something almost illicit about Liars’ League. An eager audience flows into a darkened basement to hear secret stories. The out-of-time setting conjures up a future where storytelling has been outlawed and enigmatic speakeasies have emerged in the shadows of the city."
Interview here
What authors think ...
"A wonderful thing the Liars are doing, a wonderful boost for the short story and for live story-telling."
"Thanks for making last Tuesday a really special night for me – to have my first piece of published work performed was something I never imagined would happen when I started writing, so it really was a very memorable occasion and a huge compliment. It was very clear at the rehearsal that you all put a lot of energy and passion into Liars' League and to have the chance to be a part of that is really, really appreciated."
~ Author Rob Mukherjee
"Thank you for doing what you do. It almost makes me wish I was English."
~ American author Dean Kisling
What audiences think ...
"Thank you for a lovely evening. I particularly enjoyed the spaces between the words. And the words of course, but I loved the spaces. I learnt to talk in comedy clubs and there as I'm sure you know, spaces are very risky and rare. To have spaces in which the words can grow is a luxury."
~ Audience member James Campbell
Or, as we put it: Writers write. Actors read. Audience listens. Everybody wins.
