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Welcome to our new associate artists: Ellie, David and Lisa

Rebecca Manson Jones, Artistic Director

16 January 2020

Happy New Year! Happy New Decade…

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Q&A with Yolande & Lisa

Yolande Bramble Carter & Lisa Muten

18 December 2019

Together is a 3-year partnership project led by Jacksons Lane that aims to reduce loneliness and isolation for people living with dementias in the borough of Haringey. In our role as dementia arts...

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The Creative Dating Game…

Rebecca Manson Jones, Artistic Director

18 December 2019

A little while ago I was invited by Chichester Festival Theatre (CFT) to facilitate a discussion on initiating partnerships at a conference about creative collaboration. It was a great day with...

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Twelve days of Spare Tyre

Spare Tyre

18 December 2019

After a year of changes, revival of shows and creation of new work, we took the opportunity to reflect on the past 12 months in the run up to Christmas with our #12daysofST. Here are our 12...

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Barrier breaking isn’t just an add on, it’s a whole reason for being

John Holmes, Executive Director

22 November 2019

Hi, I’m John, and I’m just over two weeks into my new job as Executive Director and Joint CEO at Spare Tyre.

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Artistic Director Handover speeches

Arti Prashar & Rebecca Manson Jones

28 October 2019

This August Arti Prashar stepped down as Artistic Director/CEO after 15 years at the helm. Having joined us as Associate Director in 2000, Arti's vision and dedication has ensured Spare Tyre has...

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Off to Edinburgh!

Rebecca Manson Jones

16 August 2019

“This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity. No need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how...

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Why Nights at the Circus should be on your 'must-see' list for Edinburgh Fringe

David Munns & Fauve Alice

16 July 2019

As we draw nearer to Edinburgh Fringe (now less than a month away!) we spoke to director Fauve Alice and performer David Munns about what makes Nights at the Circus such an un-missable show.

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Thinking Space Associate Artists Residency

Caroline Jeyaratnam-Joyner, Associate Artist & Thinking Space Project Manager

09 April 2019

Our long-awaited Thinking Space artist residency took place on the last weekend of March as the clocks sprung forward and we’re all still buzzing. Fourteen Spare Tyre Associate Artists spent the...

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How Are We Looking Now? Q&A with Clair Chapwell

Clair Chapwell & Sarah Dormer

15 March 2019

In 1978 Clair Chapwell read Susie Orbach’s 'Fat is a Feminist Issue', a book that changed not just her life but the lives of many other women. This she realised after posting an advertisement in...

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The Moving Play - Q&A with Bush Theatre

Holly Smith & Sarah Dormer

11 February 2019

In our role as Bush Theatre's Lead Artists for the Community Associate Company scheme for 2018 we collaborated with a group of learning disabled adults who are part of This New Ground collective to...

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Favourite moments during my time as Artistic Director

Arti Prashar, Artistic Director

28 January 2019

It has been a privilege to be Spare Tyre’s Artistic Director and CEO, I have thoroughly enjoyed leading this company for the past 13 years. In 2019 I will step down.

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Highlights from 2018

Arti Prashar, Artistic Director

21 November 2018

What a year it has been! There have been many standout moments, but the greatest for me has been our cultural heritage project ST40, kindly funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. It has afforded us...

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Final reflections of an Executive Director

Lynette Shanbury, Executive Director

03 July 2018

Socially engaged participatory practice needs incredible skill and a long-term approach

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