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  Thatcher’s Women?!

  Tess Garrett, Picture Me Director

  23 April 2013

  A Picture Me workshop in West London last Wednesday. A mixed reaction to Mrs Thatcher’s funeral from the women, as they arrive late (delayed on buses through central London).

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  Whose life is it anyway?

  Arti Prashar, Artistic Director

  26 March 2013

  Voiceless: unrepresented, disenfranchised, invisible, ignored, forgotten, abandoned, overlooked, disadvantaged, unspoken.

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  Scratches at the New Diorama Theatre

  David Byrne, Artistic Director at the New Diorama Theatre

  19 February 2013

  It’s quite late at night and I’m still sitting at my desk in the theatre office.

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  2013 - The year to fight, to speak up, to challenge?

  Arti Prashar, Artistic Director

  04 January 2013

  What a year it was - the auspicious 2012. Amazingly I am sitting here tapping out these words not having had a major disaster – yet.

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  Once Upon A Time tour: Continuing to weave our magic

  Arti Prashar, Artistic Director

  21 December 2012

  We had a great weekend. Went to a local arts centre and experienced a fantastic fiddler Duncan Chisholm – over 200 people in the wonderful Woodend Barn. What a way to end the week.

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  When we began Picture Me

  Tess Garrett, Picture Me Director

  21 December 2012

  When we began Picture Me, we were asked haven’t women said all these things before, haven’t we moved on in the debate…?

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  From the shallow to the deep…

  Chip De Silva, Picture Me Administrator

  21 December 2012

  My Friday lunchtime ritual is now to join the women for a drama workshop. Being silly together, laughing, talking, sharing and supporting… this is something different. Today we are offered a chance...

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  Living With a Legacy

  Tess Garrett, Picture Me Director

  21 December 2012

  'Every rape victim gets a life sentence, but few attackers are being caught and convicted', says Jo Wood from Rape Crisis about the shocking findings that barely 1:100 sexual offences committed in...

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  Spare Tyre internship – Comfort

  Comfort Nwabia, Administrative Intern

  14 December 2012

  Hello everyone! I’m Comfort, the Spare Tyre Administrative intern. Pleased to meet you all. Now I believe I’m here to tell you about my Spare Tyre experience so far, right? Great, hold on tight and...

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  Picture Me generates connection

  Director Tess Garrett, Picture Me

  11 December 2012

  “What is critical is a genuine, sensitively attuned relationship which is predicted on honesty, authenticity and in relational warmth in which the survivor can become human again” – Sanderson -...

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  The beginning of Picture Me

  Arti Prashar, Artistic Director

  09 December 2012

  Year of the Dragon 2012 bring it on! What an auspicious year. According to the Mayan calendar.

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  Historic Moments

  Arti Prashar, Artistic Director

  06 December 2012

  This is a historic moment at Spare Tyre  - Vicky Tweedie our fabulous General Manager and all round IT person is leaving us to move on to new adventures. This will be the final blog she uploads for...

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