The expansion of the Savoy officially opened on June 5th, 1998. One of the main purposes of the expansion was to provide the Savoy with a facility that enabled the Theatre to operate more efficiently and offer a wider variety of programs and services to the community. The features of the new Savoy include the addition of a much-expanded lobby, which may also be used as a second performance space, accommodating approximately 150 people. 

The box office area now features a state of the art computerized ticketing system easily accessible to patrons. The Kitchen and Bar facilities were added to allow for in house catering for a wide variety of functions. The second level of our new addition consists of a small gallery, administration area as well as a meeting room, which overlook the lobby area. We have been extremely pleased with our expanded facility, and have received many favourable comments from the community. The Studio/Lobby area has allowed us to offer a number of programs such as Dinner Theatre performances and cabarets featuring many local artists. Being the Regional Theatre for Cape Breton, the Savoy now has the extended facilities to operate as a Cultural Centre featuring a wide variety of programs and services to the community.

Two Million of the total funding for the expansion was provided through the Canada/Nova Scotia Cooperation Agreement on Economic Diversification -- Strategic Diversification Program. Additional funding was provided from Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation and the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.

The remainder of the funding to complete the project was generated through the generous donations from business and individuals throughout the community and through funds generated from the theatre itself.

In this past year since the completion of the renovations has been a challenging one as we continue to develop our programs as well as our audience to support the new Savoy.  Please read all about the Savoy Theatre Society.