march-2012

t’s hard to believe they’re not real.
Two of the “stars” of the upcoming
production How To Train Your Dragon
Arena Spectacular walk, blink, roar and
breathe fi re. Actors Sarah McCreanor
and Rarmian Newton still enjoy the
response these gigantic creatures cause
when someone sees them for the fi rst time.
“Everyone has the same reaction,”
says 18-year-old Rarmian. “It’s a mixture
of hypnosis and shock. Even one of the
smallest dragons, which barely fi ts in a TV
studio, everyone went, ‘wow’. A group of
school kids who lined up to touch it didn’t
even talk — they were mesmerised.”
For the next month, audiences around
Australia will travel to another world, one
where vikings battle fi erce dragons who
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But for all the technical
wizardry, it will be the
dragons that will amaze
threaten their homes. A world
where a teenage boy, Hiccup
Horrendous Haddock III, wounds
and then befriends a dragon,
changing the relationship between
his people and these unknown
creatures forever.
Rarmian and Sarah are two
in a human cast of 23. Director
Nigel Jamieson looked at 2,000
potential actors in 13 cities around
the world before giving this duo
the nod in August, along with
hip-hop dancers, acrobats and
parkour practitioners.
Due to the extreme physical
aspects of the roles, both Sarah
and Rarmian will share their
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