Liars' League London

Liars' League London Liars' League is an award-winning, long-running bimonthly fiction night: pro actors read new writers.

We have sister organisations in New York City and Hong Kong, and our readings have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Events are held every second Tuesday of every other month at The Phoenix, Cavendish Square, London, and entry is £5. (Except during Covid, when we’re online and free!)

All stories are videoed and audio recorded, and put online along with the original text at our website, www.liarsleague.com. Short story submissions of 800-2000 words are welcomed, and you can find our currently open themes here: https://www.liarsleague.com/liars_league/forthcoming-events-themes.html

Hello hello! Please welcome your weekend listening experience, the Women & Girls: Murder & Mischief PODCAST: new crime f...
15/08/2026

Hello hello! Please welcome your weekend listening experience, the Women & Girls: Murder & Mischief PODCAST: new crime fiction recorded live at The Phoenix, Cavendish Square & The Explorer!

We have five brilliant stories, multiple murders, adultery, espionage, blackmail, flagrant violation of Golf Club rules & plenty more crime to beguile the time: https://liarsleague.com/2016/07/05/podcasts/ Featuring the talents of: Clareine Cronin, Mina Ma, Margaret Ashley, Katy Darby, Miranda Harrison, Claire Lacey & more not on FB!

13/08/2026

"Listen up. If you’re trying to get a man gone, you got to know a few things first. The first thing you got to know is: is he a bad man? The definition of ‘bad’ can change depending on who you are and what you’ve been through. So ask yourself:
- Did he run over your dog when he drove home drunk after poker night with the boys?
- Did he f**k your sister while you were at the hospital sick and delirious with the flu?
- Did his jealousy suffocate you like a cloak of sticky, wet heat in the middle of a southern summer?"

HOW TO GET YOUR MAN GONE by Rebecca Marcel, read by Katy Darby, is a crime monologue/instruction manual a gal won't want to miss ... This story was recorded at the Liars' League event on Tue 4 Aug 2026 at The Phoenix, Cavendish Square

BIOS
Rebecca Marcel wrote her first (unpublished) story, “I Love Horses!,” at five years old. She is completing her MA in Creative Writing at City St George’s, University of London. “How to Get Your Man Gone” is her first published story & an adaptation from her novel-in-progress, Trailer Trash. Instagram:

Katy Darby directs Liars’ League & moonlights as an actress/performer when the stars align. She won the Ronny Schwartz Scholarship to the Oxford School of Drama & has published a novel & 50+ stories, including 12 Sherlock Holmes mysteries. She’s also co-edited four short story anthologies with Cherry Potts of Arachne Press, & teaches on the MA in Creative Writing & Publishing at City St George’s.

11/08/2026

Rural Folkshire, 1929: The quiet (perhaps too quiet?) country idyll of Littlehamlet is being plagued by a cosy crimewave - enter plucky girl-sleuth duo Max & Mitch to solve the case! But can they finger the murderer before Mitch's crucial golf tournament and Maxine's debutante ball?

A FRIGHTFULLY AWKWARD MURDER by Amy Eddings, read by actress Miranda Harrison, is a loving homage to the works of Golden Age crime writers with an Christie-esque final twist.

This story was recorded at the Liars' League event on Tue 4 Aug 2026. (NB the video may look a little guerrilla, because The Phoenix flooded and so we had to decamp and move the whole event to the absolutely awesome and very kind Explorer pub across the street!)

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Amy Eddings has a PhD in Georgian poetry from the University of Nottingham, so naturally works as an online English tutor. She writes short stories for light relief, paying homage to authors from Jane Austen to Agatha Christie.

Miranda Harrison is an actor & voiceover artist. Theatre highlights include Viv in Norfolk (Arcola Theatre); Florrie, Skin (Park Theatre); solo & ensemble in the Va**na Monologues (Bread & Roses Theatre); Nurse, Romeo & Juliet (Leicester Square Theatre). TV includes 3 pilot episodes of UTU (BBC World TV). Voiceover clients include Bletchley Park & BBC Children in Need. She also runs new writing event Page to Stage London: pieces performed as rehearsed readings, with an industry panel giving feedback. Spotlight: 6296-7864-5315



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09/08/2026

New Delhi, 1944: “FDR’s Office of Strategic Services, or OSS, performs acts of sabotage, black campaigns aimed at lowering morale." 40 years later, a ragtag band of ex-spies comes together one last time at a lonesome lakeside cabin, to avenge the murder of one of their own ...

PATIENCE & OTHER QUESTIONABLE VIRTUES by JA Logwood, read by actress Claire Lacey, explores war, love, grief, and vengeance served cold as bourbon over ice.

This story was recorded at the Liars' League event on Tue 4 Aug 2026. (NB the video may look a little guerrilla, because The Phoenix flooded and so we had to decamp and move the whole event to the absolutely awesome and very kind Explorer pub across the street!)

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JA Logwood can be found lurking in the woods of New England where she's raising feral children & friendly goats with her wife. She adores speculative fiction, cosies of any genre & all things q***r. .bsky.social

Claire Lacey’s recent theatre work includes R&D on Rosemary Brown & the So-Called Dead (Hera/TalentLab Luxembourg), The Tempest (Jamie Lloyd Theatre Co) & Harvey (Vienna’s English Theatre). TV credits include Down Cemetery Road, The Bay, Treason, Flatshare, Jerk & The Diplomat; Film credits include Kristallnacht (currently in post-production), Kavita & Teresa, County Lines & 5lbs of Pressure. She is also an experienced voice-over artist & has voiced characters in several high-profile video games.

08/08/2026

A romantic anniversary visit to the puts Amy on her guard - because husband Andy is hiding a secret, and it's not her anniversary gift ... DEATH IN THE DOLOMITES by (Mina Ma) read by actress Clareine Cronin, is as twisty as a mountain hiking trail - dare you follow it to the end?

Recorded at the Liars' League event on Tue 4 Aug 2026. (NB this video may look a little guerrilla, because The Phoenix flooded and so we had to decamp and move the whole event to the absolutely awesome and very kind Explorer pub across the street!)

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Mina Ma is a teacher by day, & a writer by night. She writes short feminist literary fiction, inspired by stories & events in the world around her. Mina’s passion is travel; she’d go almost anywhere to experience blue skies, tasty food, & a completely different way of life. https://minamaauthor.com/

Clareine Cronin trained at Drama Studio London & has extensive experience as a corporate communications trainer & facilitator. In her day job she edits client publications & legal updates in a law firm.

07/08/2026

's Grandma as you've never seen her before! In her risque and revealing confession you'll find out what happens when a meets an open-minded cougar ... AN INCONVENIENT WOODCUTTER by S.A. Greene, read by Margaret Ashley is the frisky fairytale reboot you didn't know you needed!

(Recorded at the Liars' League event on Tue 6 Aug 2026 - NB this video may look a little guerrilla, because The Phoenix flooded and so we had to decamp and move the whole event to the absolutely awesome and very kind Explorer pub across the street!)

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Suzanne Greene, writing as S. A. Greene, is a multi award-losing author whose short fiction has been declined by an impressive number of literary organs, including The New Yorker!

Margaret Ashley is an actress, multi-award-winning voice actor & podcaster. TV roles in Coronation Street, London's Burning, The Bill, The Ward. Leading roles in audio dramas for Big Finish/BBC: Doctor Who, Blake's 7. Voice work includes video games Bannishers: Ghosts of New Eden, Lord of the Rings Return to Moria, Split Fiction, A Plague’s Tale Requiem, commercials, corporate & explainer videos, documentaries, museum guides & more. See: www.margaretashley.com / https://app.spotlight.com/1890-1203-9936 / https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2676343/

Ever wondered how to rid yourself of a no-good low-down take-a-gal-for-granted guy? This story’s for you, honey: HOW TO ...
03/08/2026

Ever wondered how to rid yourself of a no-good low-down take-a-gal-for-granted guy? This story’s for you, honey: HOW TO GET YOUR MAN GONE by Rebecca Marcel, read by Katy Darby.

Get up to a little Women & Girls: MURDER & MISCHIEF at The Phoenix, Cavendish Square tomorrow, Tue 4 Aug, 7.30. £5 tickets selling fast, buy at https://liarsleague.com/2026/07/21/women-girls-murder-mischief-stories-tuesday-4th-august/

AUTHOR BIO:
Rebecca Marcel wrote her first (unpublished) story, “I Love Horses!,” at five years old. She is completing her MA in Creative Writing at City St George’s, University of London. “How to Get Your Man Gone” is her first published story and an adaptation from her novel-in-progress, Trailer Trash. Instagram:

For the wartime spies of America's OSS, revenge is a dish best served 40 years later ...Find out how & why in JA Logwood...
02/08/2026

For the wartime spies of America's OSS, revenge is a dish best served 40 years later ...

Find out how & why in JA Logwood's Liars' League London debut PATIENCE & OTHER QUESTIONABLE VIRTUES - read by actress Claire Lacey at our Women & Girls: MURDER & MISCHIEF short story show, this Tue 4 Aug at The Phoenix, Cavendish Square

🎟️Advance tickets £5 at https://liarsleague.com/2026/07/21/women-girls-murder-mischief-stories-tuesday-4th-august/

🐺Red Riding Hood's Grandma gets a ra**ch relaunch & a lupine lover in AN INCONVENIENT WOODCUTTER by S.A. Greene read by ...
01/08/2026

🐺Red Riding Hood's Grandma gets a ra**ch relaunch & a lupine lover in AN INCONVENIENT WOODCUTTER by S.A. Greene read by Margaret Ashley Voiceover - story 3 for Women & Girls: MURDER & MISCHIEF stories - tickets £5!

🎟️THIS Tue 4 Aug 7.30pm at The Phoenix, Cavendish Square £5!

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