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• ‘Feminist Theatre Voices’ book cover & Chapter 3 from ‘Feminist Theatre Voices’ (1997)
  
  1. This shows the cover of the book ‘Feminist Theatre Voices’ which included interviews from 6 feminist theatre groups, edited by Elaine Aston. 2. This shows the start of Chapter 3 which covers Siren’s interviews. The interviews took place in 1989 after Siren had been together for ten years. The interview involved Jane Boston and Jude Winter. "The book comments that Siren’s lesbian identify ‘remained constant throughout the 1980s… even in the face of anti-gay legislation'."
• Interview with Roger Nicholls for Queer in Brighton Oral History Project (2012-2014): snippet
  
  This snippet is part of a longer interview Roger Nicholls gave to Queer In Brighton oral history project. Roger describes his experiences as a teacher, and as an activist during the Section 28 era.
• Siren Band Poster - defaced with homophobic and sexist comments
  
  CW: This digital reproduction contains sexist and homophobic language. This shows a poster advertising Siren band playing at the Emporium in Leicester that has been defaced. The poster had been defaced with what was described in a letter attached to the poster as anti-feminist and anti-gay comments.
• Siren Theatre Company Pulp Programme (1984)
  
  This shows the programme cover of the pay Pulp. The programme shows a number of adverts, including from prominent lesbian organisations, such as Rackets, Dimples and Lesbian Line, as well as feminist companies such as Silver Moon bookshop Women’s Press. Nalgo (National and Local Government Officers Union) took out a full page advert supporting lesbian and gay rights. The programme promotes Siren’s cabaret show ‘Chic to Chic”, as well as their cassette ‘Siren in Queer Street’ and vinyl record ‘Siren Plays’. Page 4 & page 8 have the lyrics of seven sounds from Pulp, which were written by Jane Boston, and performed live by Siren. Page 5 has the Company Policy and a description of the play ‘Pulp’. It also shows some excerpts from reviews of previous plays. The play was directed and choreographed by Noelle Janaczewska. The artwork and layout of the programme was by Jenny Millington.
• South East Gay Students Protest in London (1979)
  
  Image set depicting the South East Gay Students Protest in London (1979).
• Sussex branch of Gay Liberation Front outside war memorial on Steine
  
  Sussex branch of GLF commemorating LGBTIQ+ people who died for their country. The campaign is documented in minutes kept at the Keep