Blog – Page 58 – Irene Mawer: Mime and Movement

October 18, 2021 Janet Fizz Curtis

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Irene Mawer’s 57th Death Anniversary

57 years ago today (1st December 2019), Irene Mawer suffered a fatal stroke at her home in Blewbury, England. She died, aged 69 years.

November 30, 2019 Biography / Blog / Mime

HOW TO PUBLISH A BOOK?

Publishing a book? I intend to publish Irene Mawer’s biography. If you can advise me how to publish or print a book, please get in touch. My intention is to raise the profile of Irene

November 30, 2019 Biography / Blog / Mime

Irene Mawer’s Movement Training

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.