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Institute of Mime

Central School Curriculum in 1930s.

Central School Curriculum in 1930s.

Posted on May 9, 2023May 9, 2023Biography, Blog, ginner-mawer, Mime, voice

Central School in 1930s. Irene Mawer trained under Elsie Fogerty at the Central School of Speech and Drama in 1914/15/16.  Mawer had done some training and had taken paid employment before enrolling at Central, so ...

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Old School Tie

Old School Tie

Posted on May 2, 2023Biography, Blog, ginner-mawer, Mime, voice

The following couple of paragraphs are taken from the write-up of the evening celebrations for the 21st anniversary of the Ginner-Mawer School of Dance and Drama (The Link, April 1938, p.10): “Owing to the recent ...

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Holloway Prison Visit by Irene Mawer

Holloway Prison Visit by Irene Mawer

Posted on April 25, 2023April 22, 2023Biography, Blog, ginner-mawer, Mime

Irene Mawer cared about people. Not only were many of the Ginner-Mawer performances charity fund-raisers, but I think that she in herself was a caring person. Her Great-Niece speaks very highly of the care and ...

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Connecting Rose Bruford and Irene Mawer

Connecting Rose Bruford and Irene Mawer

Posted on April 18, 2023April 18, 2023Biography, Blog, ginner-mawer, Mime, voice

Connecting Rose Bruford and Irene Mawer In this blog post, I will explain how Rose Bruford and Irene Mawer are strongly connected through the art of mime.  Bruford was a pupil of Mawer, and was ...

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21st Birthday of the School in 1937

21st Birthday of the School in 1937

Posted on February 15, 2023February 15, 2023Biography, Blog, ginner-mawer, Mime, voice

21st Birthday of the School in 1937 In 1937, the Ginner-Mawer School of Dance and Drama celebrated its 21st birthday.  It had survived the First World War, and could not yet foresee the troubles of ...

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