Institute of Mime

Norfolk Drama Society

Drama, London, February 1938 Miss Mawer kept every single cutting that she could – no matter how small. This one relates to a small drama society in Blakeney, in Norfolk. The main content of the piece relates to the activities of the society and which plays they presented. Finally, the

August 27, 2024 Biography / Blog / ginner-mawer / voice

Peggy Evans, Worthing

Unknown newspaper, 10 February 1937 For a while, mime was quite popular in Worthing – a seaside town on the south coast of England. The person promoting it was Peggy Evans – a graduate of the Ginner-Mawer School of Dance and Drama. This newspaper article is based on Miss Mawer’s

August 20, 2024 Biography / Blog / ginner-mawer / Mime / voice

Irene Mawer and the RADA Connection

Drama, London, April 1935 This tiny article was very important to me as it finally explained why students from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) were performing at the show given by the Institute of Mime. It also explains why the Central School were there, as well as Ginner-Mawer.

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

Dancing Times, London, April 1935 The performance described in this review was given by the Institute of Mime, with the theme of mime in different times and different countries Cast members seem to have been mainly connected to Ginner-Mawer, but also included students of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

August 6, 2024 Biography / Blog / ginner-mawer / Mime / voice

Mime Time at the WI

Yorkshire Weekly Herald, 8 March 1935 The National Federation of Women’s Institutes (more regularly known as the WI) organised a one-day School of Mime in York. The reviewer held that the day was a success and that the WI were justified to have gone ahead with the event. “The Yorkshire