Clampetts coming to town
Savoy Theatre hosting ‘Cape Breton Hillbillies’
Jethro, Ellie May, Jed and Grannie Clampett will be at the Savoy Theatre this summer in the theatre’s latest dinner theatre parody, “The Cape Breton Hillbillies” based on the beloved ’60s sitcom, “The Beverley Hillbillies.”
The popular show ran from 1962 until 1971, introducing the world to Jed Clampett and his family who discover oil in Texas and move to California.
In this parody, written by Colin Appleton, Clampett discovers oil while working on his farm in Alberta.
In “The Cape Breton Hillbillies,” a surveyor from a big oil company realizes the size of the oil field and pays Clampett a fortune to drill on his land. Jed’s family prods him to move out of Alberta to the posh island of Cape Breton. Granny, Jethro, Ellie May and Jed bring a highly moral, unsophisticated and minimalistic lifestyle to the swanky, sometimes selfobsessed and superficial community of Glace Bay.
Banker Milburn Drysdale tries to keep the Clampetts in the area and their money in the bank despite Granny’s efforts to return to Alberta after she is slighted by the “Sydney Folk.”
To reserve tickets to this dinner theatre, phone the box office at 902-842-1577 to book tickets at $55. This includes the Jethro-sized meal which offers The Clampetts are coming to Cape Breton, thanks to the Savoy Theatre’s newest dinner theatre, slated to begin next month at the Glace Bay venue. the choice of stuffed chicken breast or glazed salmon.
Show dates include June 14, 15, 16, 20 and 21; July 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 and Aug. 5 and 6.