Blog – Page 3 – Irene Mawer: Mime and Movement

October 18, 2021 Janet Fizz Curtis

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April 28, 2026 webmaster

Typo

Typo. A typo (short for typographical error) is a small, unintentional mistake made while typing or printing text, such as
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April 21, 2026 webmaster

A Lie-in.

This morning I stayed in bed until about 8 am – which is a huge lie-in for me. Apart from
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April 7, 2026 webmaster

Part 4 – Where is Miss Mawer’s Heraldic Lion?

When Miss Mawer visited the lion, where was it? Why did she go there? And what did the lion look
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March 31, 2026 webmaster

Part 3 – The Lion (and the witch, not forgetting the wardrobe)

C S Lewis is, to many people, a children’s author; he wrote the Chronicles of Narnia tales, which includes The
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March 24, 2026 webmaster

Part 2 – A Heraldic Mullet

In my previous blog post, I wrote about Miss Mawer sitting on a life-sized, stone lion and that Toby had
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March 17, 2026 webmaster

The Godstow Heraldic Lion

Deep in the Irene Mawer Archives (otherwise known as ‘the old biscuit tin in the attic’) there lies a lovely
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March 10, 2026 webmaster

A Lost Strand

What does the word ‘mime’ mean to you? For many people, it suggests silence: a performer with a white face,
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March 3, 2026 webmaster

Paraphrasing

In a previous blog post, I wrote about how I was working hard at self-editing, cutting the number of words
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interior of new V&A museum foyer and map of museum location

Update from V&A

Update from the V&A Museum I have recently been following up on the status of the Irene Mawer memorial plaque, a bronze relief of her as Pierrot. This piece is a rare physical record of her mime career and I contacted the Victoria & Albert Museum to see if it was currently

the photo is taken inside a camper van and shows a brown dog on the bed. there is a sheaf of paper in front of him, there is typewriting on the paper. it looks as if the dog is reading the manuscript of a book.

February 3, 2026 Biography / Blog / ginner-mawer / Mime

Manuscript Update

This is a photo of my Irene Mawer biography manuscript – being checked for errors by Sidney. We are in Spain in our camper van and I had the whole manuscript printed out at a local printer shop as I don’t have a printer in the van. It was well

photo shows front cover of a book with a black and white picture of Irene Mawer wearing a white hat with large, soft, pretend antlers on it.

January 27, 2026 Biography / Blog / ginner-mawer / Mime / Uncategorized / voice

Only Fools and Antlers

In a previous blog post I mentioned that I had digitally erased a pair of antlers that Miss Mawer was sporting on a hat. And I quickly put them back on when I realised I was messing with a historical archive. It did get me wondering, though, what the antlers

January 13, 2026 Biography / Blog / ginner-mawer / Mime

Update About My Irene Mawer Work

This past week I have been extremely busy with the technical side of publishing a book. There is an awful lot more to it than I expected and at times it is overwhelming. My manuscript for the biography has been printed out on to paper since before the New Year, and my

December 30, 2025 Biography

A Fateful Earworm

Earworms are a nuisance. Do you know what I mean? It is the random tune that repeats itself over and over in your head. Your earworm can last for days, or even weeks. I am currently suffering from such a blight. My earworm is ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’