Spare Tyre

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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Celebrating our artists on the International Day of Persons With Disabilities*

Sebastien de Morelos, Spare Tyre Trustee

04 December 2020

December 3 marks the International Day of Persons With Disabilities (IDPWD); every year on that day the IDPWD promotes the rights and wellbeing of disabled people, increasing awareness of their...

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Signal Fires: Beyond The Shield - programme

John Holmes, Executive Director (Joint CEO)

03 November 2020

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On the death of George Floyd and institutional racism

Rebecca Manson Jones, Artistic Director (Joint CEO)

08 June 2020

It’s hard to know what to say that isn’t tokenistic. 

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Not just Teacups and Ribbons ...

Rebecca Manson Jones, Artistic Director

13 May 2020

VE Day this year was always going to be a day of mixed emotions for many, even before we knew the name Corona Virus, or had to contemplate Lockdown. 

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Thought: on creativity and art during a pandemic

Rebecca Manson Jones, Artistic Director (Joint CEO)

17 April 2020

If we become a nation of novelists & even if most of the novels are “terrible” (as so many commentators and gatekeepers all seem to agree they will be), I still think the fact of so many people...

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The Making of Love Unspoken

John Holmes, Executive Director (Joint CEO)

09 April 2020

We made this film about our latest show, Love Unspoken, in anticipation of its run at Tara Arts Theatre in May, as part of Wandsworth Arts Fringe.

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​Stay at home. Save lives. And a sympathetic approach.

John Holmes, Executive Director (Joint CEO)

07 April 2020

Stay at home. Save lives. If you’re reading this blog post, you’ve probably heard this advice. And, of course, it’s very important that you take it. (For a reminder of the advice, here it is).

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The Age of Ageing Artfully

Yolande Bramble-Carter and John Holmes

18 February 2020

Recently we went to Birmingham for a conference called The Art of Ageing Artfully, run by Arts Council England and the Baring Foundation. 

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