Spare Tyre Theatre Company
Rebecca Manson Jones is an experienced artistic director and advocate for gender equality, currently serving as Artistic Director and CEO of Spare Tyre Theatre Company since September 2019. Additionally, Rebecca holds multiple roles within the Women's Equality Party UK, including GLA List Candidate and spokesperson for Equal Health Care. With a longstanding involvement in the arts, Rebecca has been Interim Director of Oily Cart Company since September 2010 and has played a significant role in their transition to new leadership. Rebecca also contributes as a trainer on safeguarding in the performing arts with the Independent Theatre Council, and as Co-Chair of the What Next? movement, which focuses on placing culture at the forefront of public discourse. Education includes a BA in Modern Languages from the University of Oxford.
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Spare Tyre Theatre Company
Spare Tyre is a female-led participatory theatre company that seeks to reflect society, challenge its prejudices and make life equal. We create theatre with people that are under-represented in arts and culture and society’s decision making at large. Built on more than 40 years experience, our work is participatory, collaborative, immersive, taboo-busting and above all responsive to the passions and talents of the people who make it. Our projects visit traditional arts venues, community centres, care homes and online spaces. Meanwhile, we run and amplify creative campaigns that reflect the values and passions of our artists and participants. In the 2020s, we will work with more people to create theatre exploring the pressing issues of our time, such as the climate crisis, disability rights and social justice. We’re interested in working with, supporting and training people who want to change the world with us. Creative partnerships Our current creative partnerships are with groups supporting: - Women who have experience of violence and abuse. - Learning disabled and neurodivergent people. - People living with dementias and their carers. - People living with long Covid and similar long-term conditions.