Darlington – Irene Mawer: Mime and Movement

Evenwood, Newcastle W.I. 1935

Newcastle Daily Journal 12 April 1935 EVENWOOD I am guessing that this newspaper article refers to a meeting of the Women’s Institute (WI). At this time, Irene Mawer was working closely with the WI through association with the Institute of Mime and the British Drama League. Teachers of mime, who

August 17, 2021 Biography / Blog / Mime / WI / Women's Institute

Darlington School of Mime. 1935

Darlington School of Mime Northern Echo, Darlington 6 March 1935 W.I. SCHOOL OF MIME Darlington is a town in the gritty, working class, north east of England, very close to Durham. This newspaper clipping covers a mime workshop in York, 54 miles away and is a prime example showing how