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Give the gift of theatre for the Holidays

The Holidays are synonymous with food, Christmas trees, champagne and headaches. Headaches, because inevitably, we struggle to figure out what to get our favourite aunt, our son’s dedicated teacher or our helpful neighbour. Well, headache solved. Here are five excellent reasons to give the gift of theatre this season.


1. THINK GREEN Christmas is often a time for over-consumption. Even with the best of intentions, we buy a whole bunch of things that are more or less useful, and that end up being stuffed on shelves or thrown in the garbage. To ease your environmental conscience, why not consider theatre tickets?	2. CUSTOMIZABLE At Théâtre la Seizième, there is something for everyone. This season, the traveller among your friends will love Lapin blanc, lapin rouge, all grown up children will be amazed by Robert Lepage’s 887, your big-hearted friend will be swept away by Tu te souviendras de moi and the food lover will salivate for the diner-theatre package. Gift exchange? Go for a gift certificate.	3. FOR YOUR HEALTH! People who consume culture in general, and theatre specifically, are more likely to be happy and in good health. For that person you love, what more could you wish for?

4. SCIENTIFICALLY TESTED It has been proven that your gift is almost guaranteed to be liked by those close to you. Over the course of Seizième’s last three seasons, 95% of the audience has said they liked or loved the shows they saw. Not a bad batting average, huh?	5. GUILTY PLEASURE Let’s be honest. There is a very good chance that the person you give tickets to will invite you to come along with them. So really, it’s also a gift for you too, because you get to enjoy a memorable evening out with someone you care about.	BONUS Our gift certificates were re-designed by Persona, the company behind our corporate image. They are gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous, and you don’t need wrapping paper!