Spare Tyre

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  Announcing our new Artistic Director/Joint CEO

  20 June 2019

  We are delighted to welcome Rebecca Manson Jones to the Spare Tyre family, she will be taking up her appointment as Artistic Director/Joint CEO in August during our Edinburgh Fringe run of Nights at...

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  Spare Tyre seek new Executive Director / joint CEO

  30 May 2019

  Following the appointment of Rebecca Manson Jones as Artistic Director/Joint CEO of Spare Tyre, the Trustees are looking to appoint a dynamic Executive Director/Joint CEO who will work in partnership...

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  Nights at the Circus comes to Edinburgh Fringe

  15 May 2019

  We are excited to announce that we are bringing ‘Nights at the Circus’ to Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August.

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  Spare Tyre seek new Artistic Director/joint CEO

  28 January 2019

  Spare Tyre is a leading UK participatory theatre company. Our work exists to engage those least involved in arts and cultural activity. We produce multisensory, accessible and inclusive touring...

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  Arti to step down in 2019

  28 January 2019

  Our Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer, Arti Prashar, is to step down in 2019 after 13 years at the helm. Arti joined us as an Associate Director in 2000, before becoming Artistic Director...

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  Join our volunteer team!

  16 January 2019

  We have a great opportunity for a volunteer to get involved in our Together project!

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  Thank you Thomas

  04 September 2018

  Thomas Schildhammer resigned in August having been on our board of trustees for ten years. We thank Thomas for all his support and wish him the best. Arti has written some words of farewell below.

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  Our new Interim Executive Director

  30 July 2018

  We are thrilled that experienced arts manager Louise Coles will be joining us as Interim Executive Director, overseeing strategic operations and fundraising. She will be working on a freelance basis...

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  Remembering Bernard

  30 July 2018

  The team was sad to receive news this month that Spare Tyre actor Bernard Smith has passed away. Arti has written some words:

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  Announcing Our Associate Artists

  27 June 2018

  We are delighted to announce our new and very talented Associate Artists. They share our values and ethos. Our artists work across theatre, film, dance, music and visual arts, creating exciting and...

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  Spare Tyre is Recruiting

  15 February 2018

  Spare Tyre is recruiting for a part-time Marketing & Administration Assistant.

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  New faces at Spare Tyre

  20 December 2017

  Isaac Ngugi, who’s worked with Spare Tyre on many projects over the years, has joined us as Associate Director. He will direct SilverSage’s new play The Promise, and spend more time researching...

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  The Garden: for learning disabled people

  20 December 2017

  The Garden was originally developed for people with dementia; in 2018 Spare Tyre are adapting the piece for learning disabled people. 

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  Ellie wins Performance Artist of the Year

  20 December 2017

  Ellie Mason has won Performance Artist of the Year at the Sexual Freedom Awards for her performance in Nights at the Circus.  Ellie also performed an excerpt at the awards ceremony at Hackney...

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