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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,

Did Irene Mawer make an impact upon the world? If you check on-line for Twentieth Century female mimes then you would barely even know that Miss Mawer existed. This is a failing of modern technology, and perhaps, also of Irene Mawer herself. Irene spent fifty years making her mark, but

If Irene Mawer were still alive, she would be a very old lady indeed – in fact, on 13 March 2021 she would be 128 years old! Irene Rose Mawer was born on 13th March 1893; the sixth and final child of affluent parents in the Wandsworth area of Surrey.

London Sculptor, Chris Kenny often uses found objects (in this case, twigs), to create works of art.  www.chriskenny.co.uk As soon as I saw these photos on Facebook, I made a mental connection with Irene Mawer and Ruby Ginner. My instant thought was ‘frieze lines’! The twigs are photographed on a