I have been looking for pictures of the filming locations of

Mirror Mirror for a long time. A few weeks ago I got contact

with the Sacred Heart College, where Mirror Mirror was

filmed partly. They told me they had postcards of the house of

Sir Ivor, so they sent them to me. This is one of the photos

they sent to me.

The house is called Brendenwood, and it's built in 1909. It

was purchased by the Mission Sisters in 1952 and housed

the Sacred Heart primary school. Later, as The Music House

it was part of Sacred Heart College untill 1995. This house

doesn't exist anymore. On this place a new house was built.

Source: Official Neighbours Site (www.neighbours.com)

1. Where were you born and where did you grow up?

I was born in Melbourne, lived there for a while then moved to

the Gisborne area, which is fourty-five minutes west of

Melbourne. It's kind of like living in the country, with the

benefit of being close to the city.

2. Are you from a large family?

There's four of us. Mum Elaine, Dad Paul and my older

brother Kristian, who is two and a half years older than

me. Mum and Dad are great - we get along really

well. Kristian and I get along okay too. We're pretty different

to each other.

3. What were you like as a kid?

I was a good kid, I think. Maybe a bit cheeky. I only turned

bad as I grew older! No, just kidding, though I probably did

start to go a little off the rails with school and all that.

4. That sounds like a story. Tell us more.

No, no, no. There's nothing controversial or anything like

that. I just didn't like it very much. I just went, then came home,

went, then came home. Luckily I got Neighbours so I was

able to leave and not worry about it any more.

5. When did you become interested in acting?

Mum got me started in modeling when I was about four years

old. I kept doing and it and doing it, as did my brother. But

Kristian gave it up to concentrate on footy, and I kept

going. Then I started auditioning and one day I got a phone

call saying they wanted me for three months on

Neighbours. That was two and a half years ago, and I'm still

there.

6. How have you changed during your time on the show?

Heaps - in every way. When I first started, people used to say

I was a mute because I didn't talk to anyone. I was pretty

scared of the whole thing, but now I don't shut up!

7. Do you think that working with so many adults has made you grow up faster?

I guess so. Getting a full time job at the age of fifteen or

sixteen is a bit weird, because most kids are still at school or

just working part time then. You can't really muck around too

much on a show like Neighbours because everyone has a

job to do. If you muck around they kick you out, so I had to

behave!

8. Has your experience on the show confirmed in your mind that acting is the profession for you?

For sure. I know it's what I want to keep doing, so I'm just

crossing my fingers and hoping that I can. But I know that it's

also good to have something to fall back on, so I'll probably

think about that one day too. But for now, I'm happy and

going with the flow.

9. In past interviews, you have expressed a little frustration at the way the character of Paul is written. What haven't you liked, and is it changing?

There have been times when I thought he was a bit of a

dag, but he is improving, I think. He's getting older and I'm 

trying to make him a bit cooler.

by: Tom Brouwers on November 16, 2000

1. How did you like to act in Mirror Mirror?

"Great fun, because the children were going through the

mirror, but I only saw the house in 1919 and wasn't involved

with the time-travelling-part. It was great fun and a wonderful

 period"

2. How did you start with acting?

"New Zealand Drama School in 1981"

3. What was your favourite scene in Mirror Mirror?

"When I stood up to my husband (Joshua) and said I believed

the children"

4. What is age/birthdate?

"I'm 38"

5. Would you like to act in a third series, if you were asked?

"Yes, I also wanted to act in the second series,

but they moved to another time"

by: Tom Brouwers on November 16, 2000

1. How did you like to act in Mirror Mirror?

"It was my first acting ever.

The actors were really nice, the crew were really nice,

and they told me a lot of things"

2. What was your favourite scene in Mirror Mirror?

"Ah... there were heaps of them...

I think when I got the dog for my birthday"

3. Would you like to act in the third series if you were asked?

"Yes"

Gummidge, also known as 'Gummidge's Aussie and Kiwi Young Actors' chose DOUNHO as Site of the Month November.

Finally, after eight months of work, I get a reward for this. All I'd like to say to Gummidge is: Thank you, thank you, thank you.

DOUNHO is Site of the Month November, but how did it become so good?

After I had seen the Television Series 'Mirror Mirror' in 1996 I decided to search the Internet about this series.

But unfortunenately I didn't find anything. I saw 'Mirror Mirror II' in 1998, and I decided to search the Internet again.

This time I found the Staroasis Page, and later I found out it was linked to Gummidge. Via Gummidge I got in contact in with more and

more Serials and Actors. In March 2000 I had collected so much information about 'Mirror Mirror' that I decided to make a

Homepage of this Series. In May I decided to add the Serials 'Spellbinder', 'Thunderstone' and 'The Wayne Manifesto' and to call it:

The Downunderhomepage, or DOUNHO for short. I worked during the summer holiday, after the summer holiday untill late October

on my site. My site was first online at 31 October, 2000. My Homepage already had much visitors, but I hadn't got enough space.

That's why I moved DOUNHO to this new place.

Tips for people who want to build a Homepage about a TV Series:

- Upload your Homepage regularly and mention the date you last updated your site.

- Add Interviews to your site, Interviews are very wanted. Even if they're short, put them on your Homepage!

- Don't copy ALL the information from other sites, but use information from sites which are unknown yet.

You can also use recent information, which is VERY WANTED!!!

For more questions or suggestions, just mail me at: tom.brouwers@home.nl

10. Do you think the storyline with Felicity (Holly Valance) is a good thing for Paul?

I think so. It's going to drag out for a long time, but I do like

the way it's going. I don't even know if they are going to end

up together, but if they do, I hope it is strung out.

11. Are you still in touch with Rebecca Ritters, who played Paul's last girlfriend Hannah?

Yes, we got along very well and I think we'll always try and

stay in touch.

12. How do you get along with Holly?

Good. It always takes a while to get to know someone, but

we get along well.

13. What about Jonathan Dutton (Tad)? You are as thick as thieves on screen - is it the same off?

We get along really well. We have to because we work

together all the time! No, he's really good. We often share

cabs to and from work, so we spend a lot of time together.

14. You also work very closely with Anne Charleston (Madge) and Ian Smith (Harold). Have they been helpful and supportive of you?

Very much so, although I can hardly remember what Anne

looks like - she's been away so long! But they are full of great

advice and always give me tips. Particularly with all the

technical things, as I didn't know anything about taking

direction when I started. Ian is actually a lot of fun, not at all

like Harold. He's much cooler than Harold.

NOVEMBER 17, 2000

I got contact with a boy who said to

be David Hoflin. I never heard of

him ever since, so I guess it wasn't

him. But, we'll keep on searching to

find the real David and Jeffrey!!!

NOVEMBER 22, 2000

Someone has recently written a letter to David (via JMS)

and David told her he's going to Sydney very soon to

film a TV Series called 'Head Start'. But we know two

things for sure now: 

1. David is going to act again.

2. David doesn't live in Sydney.

We'll keep in touch with you about David, and Jeffrey

off course.

NOVEMBER 24, 2000

Merijn van der Meer, who is Webmaster of the Lauren

Hewett Page, gave us his compliments for our site! He

said he had met Lauren several times, and Lauren said

Jeffrey visited her recently in

Sydney. Merijn told us that

David lives in Melbourne for

sure, so that's good news. He

also told us he met Jeffrey's

sister in England!!!! He said she

has got the same round face as Jeffrey has. Fans: listen up!!

It won't take long now before we get in touch with David and

Jeffrey! Probably it will be next week. So look out for that!

 We're curious about their opinions about this site. We'll let

you know more as soon as we know more about the guys.

15. Do you socialise with any of your co-stars?

Yeah, I've been to the snow with Daniel MacPherson. And

Jonathan and Holly, of course. Ryan Maloney is also really

cool - we get up to lots of no good. Mainly the people I do

scenes with.

16. You've just come back from doing pantomime in the UK. Whereabouts were you, and how did you find it?

I was in Sheffield, doing Cinderella. It was good. It was a four

week run, with two weeks of rehearsals beforehand. I've

never done stage before so it was a new experience for

me. I thought I would forget my lines, but it didn't end up being

that bad. It was probably easier than Neighbours as you only

have to learn one set of lines, rather than new ones every

day. It was a bit scary singing, though - I've never done that

before, except for in the shower. I think I went ok - I didn't get

any negative comments. I'm going to have lessons this

year, so that I'll be better when I go back next Christmas.

17. How did you find the reaction from the public in the UK?

Really good. Everyone was so into the show. Every time I

walked along the street at least one or two people said

something, which doesn't really happen over

here. Sometimes it was a bit scary, being in a different

country and all that, but mostly it was ok. 

18. Were you mobbed by screaming girls?

No, not really. There were always heaps of girls waiting

outside the stage door, so that's as close as I ever came to

being mobbed.

19. Do you enjoy the attention?

I'm a bit shy of it, actually. It was funny, because Daniel

MacPherson was also there and he loves it. He can't get

enough of it. I know it's not going to last forever, so I probably

should try to enjoy it.

20. Does the recognition factor make it hard for you to have a personal life?

No, not really. I just do my own thing and not worry about

it. Maybe if I was living in England it would be hard, but not

over here.

21. Finally, in general, what are your ambitions for the future?

Where do I begin? I don't really know. I'm just going to keep

doing what I'm doing. I have at least another year on

Neighbours, so that is my priority for the time being. After

that, I don't know. I have a new agent who is really good, so

hopefully she can get me more work.