Madame Zingara may be taking her Theatre of Dreams all over the country, and some of the acts may be from our northern neighbours, but she will also be a born and bred Cape Townian at heart, and we welcome her with open arms every time she graces her home town.
The Madame has taken up residence at the V&A Waterfront for this visit home, and has been in action since January 16 until the end of March when she will be saying farewell once again and moving on to Johannesburg for the next year or so.
Full of excitement and expectations, I visited the Theatre of Dreams on Saturday past and from the moment we arrived we were transported to a fantasy world full of unusual characters and fascinating props. Madame Zingara is not just your ordinary dinner theatre experience, once you enter you are literally transported to a world that even your wildest imagination couldn't conjure up...and we hadn't even gone into the tent yet.
Once seated, Satan greeted us and told us he would be looking after us for the night, amidst other costume clad "floor fairies" as the waitrons are known. At the entrance is a quirky boutique shop selling hats, feather boas and other fun costume accessories and we were drawn into this world of make believe... so of course, we all purchased something fun and crazy and dressed up for the part.
From start to finish the show will leave you in awe with gravity defying stunts performed so gracefully and to precision, that it's almost unreal! Its called the Miracle Tour for a reason, many of these performances seemed quite miraculous (I wont give away much else as you have to see it for yourself). During each course The Specifics belt out tunes, keeping you entertained and your toes tapping well into the night. Cathy, our host, has a presence as big as her stature and kept us entertained between acts with her crass humour which sometimes got a little bit too much. Mr C also filled the gaps between the performances with lewd songs and fun tricks. (the show is definitely not for kids!)
Lets not forget, this is dinner and a show, and the food was exceptional. 4 courses which started with a mezze plate of dips, butternut soup and olives, followed by pasta pockets that were so delicious i would have been happy to have it as my main. The main course had a selection of 4 dishes and we opted for the signature Madame Zingara dark chocolate and chilli beef fillet and the norwegion salmon. Dessert was a decadent chocolate brownie with a chocolate cigar and delectable chocolate gorgonzola ice cream and mango lemon sorbet..death by chocolate indeed, and I would have died happy.
Ticket prices range from R385-495pp and is very reasonable considering you're getting dinner, a show and a party afterwards.
*All pictures courtesy of Madame Zingara
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