Category: Biography

After five years of working in Birmingham, Miss Mawer retired at the age of 66, a full six years after the age at which she could have drawn her state pension. Leaving her flat in Edgbaston she moved to be near her great friend, Ruby, in the tiny village of

Irene Rose Mawer was born on 13 March 1893, to Henry Mawer (Harry) and Rosina Alberta Mawer (née Turner). She grew up in an affluent family in Wandsworth which at the time was in Surrey, but is now in London. As a baby and toddler, Irene would have been dressed

Would you like to read an on-line version of the Art of Mime? If so, it is possible via the Internet Archive. Don’t worry – there’s no catch, and you won’t be scammed or bombarded with dud emails (or at least, I haven’t been!). The Internet Archive, also sometimes called

Although Rocco is not using the Irene Mawer technique, he is using a very clear technique, he is also telling a story, and best of all – he is not ‘gurning’. So many mimes today feel that they need to use over-the-top facial expressions. Fine! I am not going to

Circa 1920, when Irene Mawer would have been in her late twenties, she wrote a book entitled ‘Rhymes and Plays for the Bobblies’. I have a copy of this book, though its provenance is unknown. The book is a soft back and the pages are made of very thick paper,