Spare Tyre

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  The Twelve Days of Spare Tyre - 2021

  John Holmes, Executive Director (Joint CEO)

  01 January 2022

  1. We Will Be Happy Here

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  The Land of Maybe (or some things I learnt on shared parental leave)

  John Holmes, Executive Director (Joint CEO)

  09 December 2021

  It’s about a month since I returned from Shared Parental Leave caring for my baby daughter while her mum went back to work. It was a unique and special time, one that I appreciate not everyone gets...

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  The Covid Cafe and Action Learning

  Rebecca Manson Jones

  10 November 2021

  In October 2021 as we were in the midst of our tour of We Will Be Happy Here a multisensory, immersive co-created installation made for and with learning disabled people, I was asked to speak at the...

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  Four weeks of Tyre Change - Part 1

  Neelam Chhara

  02 July 2021

  Over the Summer at Spare Tyre, we ran our pilot sensory training programme - Tyre Change – a collaborative training project hosted via zoom for 8 artists to explore sensory practices, share ideas and...

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  Statues for the Unforgotten - contributors and credits

  Spare Tyre

  31 March 2021

  Who is celebrated in public space goes to the core of who we value in life. These are the people who have submitted their ideas for Statues for the Unforgotten for our live unveiling on Wednesday 31...

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  Going Away to Come Back - retread

  Rebecca Manson Jones

  22 March 2021

  This is a long read.... 

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  Get Well Soon? Thanks but we'd rather Get Well Slowly

  Rebecca Manson Jones - Artistic Director (Joint CEO)

  18 March 2021

  Today I woke up too tired to get up. I pushed my luck yesterday. But today I had to get up, because today I got my Covid Vaccine. I put on a dress that was my Christmas present and still unworn. At...

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  Statues, commemoration & the importance of taking up space on International Women's Day 2021

  Rebecca Manson Jones

  08 March 2021

  “Shakespeare wrote King Lear during the Plague” – Twitter 2020

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  Two Funding Apps - And a partridge in a pear tree.... - Cultural Recovery Fund Resources

  Rebecca Manson Jones - Artistic Director

  23 December 2020

  This is a post for other arts organisations facing the prospect of planning a funding application in between the sticky tape, the sticky hands and the sticky pudding....

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  Twelve Days of Spare Tyre 2020

  John Holmes, Executive Director

  22 December 2020

  What can a theatre company do when it can't perform live, in a physical space, in front of an audience?

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  Am I vulnerable? {TLDR: No, I’m not}

  Rose Chorlton, General Manager

  18 December 2020

  When I applied to work for Spare Tyre, I was drawn to a company with a rich history and an exciting vision. Supporting and empowering marginalised voices? Brilliant! Joining a small and committed...

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  Spare Tyre and the climate emergency

  John Holmes, Executive Director (Joint CEO)

  17 December 2020

  This week, Spare Tyre formally signed up to the Culture Declares movement. Many organisations have already made this declaration and we’re pleased at last to be able to join them. The Spare Tyre team...

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