The year is 1966 and Selena is about to transform her small semi in Woolwich into a clandestine gay bar where she serves Babycham, consults her crystal ball and has visitors from the future who share their stories through the prism of pop culture.
Songbook was developed as a way of collecting stories from the LGBTQ+ community by asking about favourite pieces of music and the memories they conjured. Following on from that the participants began working with professional performers to decide how they could include their story in a variety show using a short performance or song. This performance is the culmination of many workshops and meetings spent trying to shape these stories into a narrative that reflects the LGBTQ+ experience through music and performance.