Irene Mawer: Mime and Movement

From my research, I have learned that Irene Mawer (an English expert on the art of mime 1893-1962) used her mime skills to help people.  The Ginner-Mawer School of Dance and Drama as well as Irene in a solo capacity, both raised funds for many and varied charities.  Irene also

After Irene Mawer’s death her collection of books (later known as the Irene Mawer Memorial Library) along with some other items were donated to the British Theatre Museum and were later transferred to the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London.  Much prestige is attached to Irene’s inclusion in the

This plaque is held in the “Victoria and Albert Museum” in London.  It shows Irene Mawer in her most famous role:  Pierrot, from a mime play called “L’Enfant Prodigue”. The inscription reads “The Great English Exponent of the art of mime”. Hopefully, after Covid-19 I will be able to go to London

In the mid-1980s I was teaching the Irene Mawer method of mime in small classes around the Leeds area of West Yorkshire. One class was held in a church hall, another in a Victorian community centre building.  I also taught private classes at my home:  a shared student house in the