birmingham school of speech training and dramatic art

1937, Pamela Chapman & Irene Mawer

When the Birmingham School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, (now known as the Birmingham School of Acting) first opened in 1937, Irene Mawer was the first of the guest lecturers. Miss Mawer lectured on mime, and brought some of the Ginner-Mawer girls with her to demonstrate her theories. This

February 13, 2024 Biography / Blog / ginner-mawer / Mime / voice

Birmingham Repertory Playgoers’ Society 1937

Birmingham Gazette, 17 September 1937 1937 – it was two years before the start of World War 2 and Irene Mawer was flying high. In this newspaper article, we learn that she visited Birmingham. As mentioned in the article, Mawer already had close connections with the Birmingham School of Speech

December 20, 2022 Biography / Blog / Mime / voice

Apex Theatre, Birmingham

What a splendid document this is! It seems to be a booklet-type programme – but I can’t see what the performance was, perhaps the title used to be written in by hand, or something? If you know, please do tell me. I can see that there is a list of