This was the original photograph which was used for the ‘Siren in Queerstreet’ cassette cover.

The following items were donated to the archive by Dave Dale in 2022. The collection of 9 photos, taken by Dave Dale, depict a variety of marchers, musicians, artists and creatives walking along East Street in 1994. They were submitted via the Queer Heritage South website, with the following comment attached to each individual photo: "In 1994, the Pride march came along East Street, heading south. I owned a couple of bookshops in East Street ('Read All About It', at Nos 69 and 10), and we were about to move them into one bigger unit at No. 68. As the procession passed the shops, I took a few photos, as I had my camera with me, taking photos of the new shop's fitting-out. It was a wonderful day, with colour, laughter, noise and celebration filling the air. A day I've never forgotten." Context: Though originally described as a Pride march, these images are likely to depict the Children's Parade. The parade theme in 1994 was "Ship of Fools" If you recognise the parade and have any further details, please get in contact with us.

Photo Album: Queer in Brighton Anthology Launch (2014)

This shows the photo of Jude Winter that was used on the rear of the vinyl album, ‘Siren Plays’.

This shows the photo of Tash Fairbanks that was used on the rear of the vinyl album, ‘Siren Plays’.

A collection of images from Siren's show 'Bubbles'. 1. This shows Jane Boston in ‘Bubbles’, taken for a performance in Deptford, London. 2. This shows Hilary Ramsden inn ‘Bubbles’, taken for a performance in Deptford, London.

A collection of images from Siren's show 'From the Divine'. 1. This shows a photo of Tasha Fairbanks as Harry, together with the ventriloquist’s dummy, also called Harry. Tasha learnt ventriloquism from a book she took out of the library, leading up to the show. In most of the plays, it was mainly Tasha who cross-dressed to take the male parts. 2. This shows two photos from the contact sheet of photos of “From the Divine’. The first is of Jude Winter as Lily dancing with Tasha Fairbanks as Harry. The second is of Jane Boston as Ruby, with Tasha Fairbanks and Jude Winter. Although Siren always requested the return of their photos, this often did not happen, leaving the company without the original prints, hence the use of the contact sheet to show some of the images. 3. This shows a photo from the contact sheet of photos of ‘From the Divine’. It is over Jude Winter as Lily the ‘sweet good girl,’ dancing to the music of Jane Boston as Ruby, the ‘naughty bad girl’, as women were often portrayed during the war. Siren began embracing glamour for this play, leaving behind much of the agitprop look of the earlier shows.

A collection of images from Siren's show 'Mama's Gone A'Hunting'. 1. This shows a photo of one of the first performances of Mama’s Gone A’Hunting, with Jane Boston, Jude Winter and Tash Fairbanks. Taken by Susy Taylor. 2. This shows a photo of Jude Winter, Jane Boston and Tash Fairbanks in Mama’s Gone A-Hunting. Taken by Dianne Ceresa. 3. This shows a photo of Jude Winter and Tash Fairbanks in Mama’s Gone A-Hunting. Taken by Dianne Ceresa. 4. This shows a photo of Tash Fairbanks in the foreground as Man, and Jane Boston behind her, as the Judge. Taken by Dianne Ceresa. 5. This is one of the few colour photos of Mama’s Gone A’Hunting, showing Jude Winter, Tash Fairbanks and Jane Boston, together with a life-size dummy of a man. Taken by Susy Taylor.

A collection of images from Siren's show 'Now Wash Your Hands Please'. 1. This shows a photo for ‘Now Wash Your Hands Please’. Pictured from left to right Jude Winter as P.R, Hilary Ramsden as Phyllis, and Tasha Fairbanks as Polly. 2. This shows a photo of Jude Winter as P.R and Tasha Fairbanks as Bert, dressed in a train conductor's uniform. 3. This shows a photo of Jude Winter as P.R. and Tash Fairbanks as Bert in a train conductor's uniform, wrapped in toilet roll.

A collection of images from Siren's show 'Swamp'. 1. This shows a photo of Hilary Ramsden, Jude Winter and Jane Boston in ‘Swamp’. 2. This is a photo of Hilary Ramsden, Jane Boston and Jude Winter from ‘Swamp’.

A collection of images of Deb Trethewey performing with Siren as a band. 1. This shows the photo of Deb Trethewey that was used on the rear of the vinyl album, ‘Siren Plays’. Taken by Deb Shorrocks. 2. This shows a photo of Deb Trethewey playing in Siren band. Photographer unknown. 3. This shows a photo of Deb Trethewey in a recording studio recording for the album ‘Siren Plays’. Photographer unknown.

A collection of images of Jane Boston performing with Siren as a band. 1. This shows the photo of Jane Boston that was used on the rear of the vinyl album, ‘Siren Plays’. 2. This shows a photo of Jane Boston playing in Siren band.

This shows Siren loading up the van after a performance of ‘Mama’s Gone a-Hunting’, still wearing their costumes. Often, after a performance, the get-out had to be very fast, with no time to change. This was an outdoors, daytime performance.

Digital Reproduction of the centre pages and back page of the programme for the Siren Play 'From the Divine'. 1. This shows the people involved in the production, as well as a breakdown of scenes in Act 1 and Act 2 of the play. The programme acknowledges funding (for the first time) for Siren from South East Arts Association and Eastern Arts Association. 2. This shows an advert from the GLC Women’s Committee welcoming Siren to London with its anti-war play, ‘From the Divine’. It has an image of the GLC Peace Statue from the South Bank in London.

This shows the postcard (front and back) used to promote Siren’s show ‘Les Les’. The postcard was used for the opening of the show at The Pavilion Theatre, Brighton. It shows Jude Winter and Jane Boston. They were the only Siren members who performed in the show. Deb Trethewey was still the technician at this time.