A renowned North Okanagan outdoor theatre has broken box office records.

For its 2017 Winter Sleigh Ride Show, , Caravan Farm Theatre set box office records.

This December, Caravan Farm Theatre presented three performances nightly of The Gift of the Magi, playwright Maristella Roca鈥檚 sleigh ride adaptation of the O鈥橦enry classic. The production sold out its entire run by early December, well before the first preview Dec. 12.

鈥淭his amazing attendance has been thirty years in the making鈥�, said Estelle Shook, artistic and managing director. 鈥淓ach year more people learn about this production and book their tickets 鈥搕his in addition to the folks that have been coming from the beginning. We are no longer a best kept secret鈥�

The nationally-renowned theatre company approaches its 40th season riding a wave of success, with winter show attendance figures surpassing all predictions. More than 8,676 people passed through the Caravan鈥檚 gates from Dec. 12-31 to experience yet another winter show spectacle on the farm鈥檚 80 acres. Ten teams of horses and a company of more than sixty people brought the production to life.

鈥淚t seems like there is a real desire for shared experiences, ones that bring the whole family together,鈥� Shook said of what has made . 鈥淲e see entire families at our shows, from babies through to grandparents, and people who came to shows as kids are now bringing their own children. Where else can you experience the natural beauty of rural B.C., with live performance, spectacular design, and of course the splendid power of ten teams of heavy horses? It鈥檚 incredibly unique in the world.鈥�

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