Biography – Page 8 – Irene Mawer: Mime and Movement

Irene Mawer at the V&A

If you are planning a visit to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, you could check out if they are allowing access to a piece of theatrical history: a plaque dedicated to Irene Mawer. In her hey-day, Miss Mawer was hailed as “The Great English Exponent of the art

July 1, 2025 Biography / Blog / ginner-mawer / Mime

Sunderers

I was looking for a poem called The Sundurers by D H Lawrence. However, I don’t think it exists. I have found a painting called The Sunderers, with a reference from a poem called Walk Warily, by D H Lawrence, which is presumably the connection. The full-page illustration accompanies the

June 24, 2025 Biography

Lohengrin

Miss Mawer owned at least four pieces of jewellery that meant something special to her. Three of them were necklaces, and one that was worn regularly by Miss Mawer depicted a cloaked man on a swan. This was Lohengrin, a character from old German literature in the vein of King

June 18, 2025 Biography / Blog / ginner-mawer / Mime

Polishing

This is my ‘office’ at the moment (in my camper van). I have just about finished polishing the biography following editing. I still have a little bit more to finish. Annoyingly, I have two quotes which I can not find the references for. So, I have been going through ALL

June 10, 2025 Biography

Rob Lister Medallion

Today I visited the NRCD (National Resource Centre for Dance) at the University of Guildford. I had the pleasure of taking an item for donation, tinged with the sadness of the loss of a friend. The donated item was a large, bronze ‘medallion’ which belonged to Robert Lister. I have