This image set depicts the cover, front and back, and cassette tape of Siren’s music release ‘Siren in Queerstreet’. It shows a list of the 13 tracks on the cassette, which included songs from some of the plays as well as songs composed by various members of Siren, and performed by Siren band. The tape was recorded at Newhaven Boys’ Club and at Real Time Studio Billingshurst. Cover photo by Susy Taylor. This cassette was a mixture of home recording done by Deb Trethewey on a two track Sony reel-to-reel tape recorder, as well as some professionally recorded tracks at recording studios.

This shows two reviews, from The Stage and The Scotsman of Siren’s Play ‘Mama’s Gone A’Hunting”. The Stage review was completed at The Marlborough in Brighton and the Scotsman at University Chaplaincy Centre in Edinburgh. The Stage reviewer queried the choice of the name Siren, saying it seems odd for a company ‘promoting the feminist cause’. Given that the origin of Siren in Greek mythology was a creature (part woman, part bird) who lured sailors to destruction by the sweetness of her song, the company felt that this was a very appropriate name for the company, which combined feminism and music to make their radical points!

Image set depicting the South East Gay Students Protest in London (1979).

The play opened at the Drill Hall in London for 2 weeks in 1985 and was sold out every night. It returned to the Drill Hall in January 1986,. Manny describes Pulp as "a feminist play par excellence, brilliantly acted, refreshing, hilariously entertaining".

This shows a two-page letter from a young lesbian about to take her A-levels after seeing the play ‘Pulp’. This poignant letter reveals how hard it was to be identified as a lesbian at this time.

This shows a letter of appreciation written after Siren had performed ‘Mama’s Gone A’Hunting’ at Boundstone School. The letter highlights that pupils staff and friends were impressed by the …’stimulating thought provoking performance'.

The preview has an interview with Jane Boston who played Magda. Salvadori describes the play as "a homage to Fifties B-movies with ladykillers, Mafia plots, and McCarthy conspiracies. But it's also a parody, poking fun at the femme fatale image and the clean cut freshness of stars like Doris Day."

On November 15th we had the pleasure and honor of hosting a special edition of out LGBTIQ+ History Club, to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard . This video is a moving and incredible testimony of the work carried out by Switchboard phoneline volunteers over the last 45 years. Listen to anonymised call logs and look at some handwritten notes by volunteers documenting calls and notes from their befriending service, dating back to the late 1970s. We are thankful to Natasha Walker and Clare Plumley for guiding us through exploring this rich history. This event is part of Brighton LGBTQ+ History Club, supported by Brighton Museums and National Lottery Heritage Fund

This shows a review of the play ‘ Hotel Destiny’ which was performed at the Moat Theatre in Leicester. The play was directed by Bryony Lavery.