ruby ginner – Page 39 – Irene Mawer: Mime and Movement

Scala Theatre; Central School; London University Examinations

Lolly Susi’s The Central Book, p.52, says that Irene Mawer performed at the Scala Theatre as part of the Twenty First Birthday Week celebrations for The Central School.   The matinee was described as ‘the culminating celebrity event’ and was attended by Central’s Royal Patron Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll.   Alongside

July 27, 2021 Biography / Blog / Mime

Michel Saint-Denis

Michel Saint-Denis Today’s blog post information came not from a book, but rather from a podcast, which is a relaxing-on-the-eyes way to learn the history of the British drama school, and in particular the history of actor training in British drama schools. Robert Price’s podcast, episode 16 of Season One,

May 25, 2021 Biography / Blog / Mime

Dancing Times 1933

This is another in a series of blog posts which are based on newspaper articles. Among Irene Mawer’s papers left at the time of her death, was an A4-sized hardback book, full of these cuttings which give us a good overview of much of Irene’s career. This newspaper cutting is

May 5, 2021 Biography / Blog / Mime

The Era – Newspaper Article

This article is taken from a clipping in the British Newspaper Archive (britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) and was printed in a paper called The Era on 8 July 1936. It is a review of one of the many performances given by the students at the Ginner-Mawer School of Dance and Drama. Although this

April 28, 2021 Biography / Blog / Mime

A book review from 1932 for The Art of Mime

Today’s blog post is a copy of an article printed in an old newspaper. The article is taken from a newspaper cutting, found on the website of the British newspaper Archive (britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) The writer of the article is not named and makes the unfortunate assertion, right at the start, that