Irene Mawer’s Movement Training Posted on November 30, 2019August 11, 2021Biography, Blog, Mime Irene Mawer (1893-1962) is generally accepted to have been an important influence on movement training for actors. I am probably the last person to be trained in the Irene Mawer Method of Mime and Movement, but would love to be proved wrong. My teacher was Mrs Nora (Noni) Durling, of Leeds. Author: Janet Fizz Curtis Website | All posts Janet Fizz Curtis is trained in the Irene Mawer Method of Mime and Movement and is now writing a book about the life of Irene Mawer.