Madame Zingara

Infobox Company
name = Madame Zingara
type = Private
foundation = 2001
founder = Richard Griffin
location_city = Cape Town, South Africa
area_served = South Africa
key_people = Richard Griffin, CEO, Anton van Druten
industry = Entertainment
products =
services =
num_employees = 100+
homepage = [http://www.madamezingara.com/ www.madamezingara.com]
intl =

Madame Zingara is a travelling dinner theatre cirque with head offices located in Cape Town, South Africa. [ [http://www.tonight.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=4005820&fSectionId=352&fSetId=251 Diane de Beer, "Tonight"] ] Its Theatre of Dreams, performed in a traditional spiegeltent, or mirror tent, travels from city to city with their troupe of acrobats, elaborate costumes and a four course meal. [ [http://www.newsonline.co.za/article_detail.asp?Article_ID=1407 "News Online" review] ] The rose petal strewn, candlelit decor tends towards the campy. [ [http://travel.nytimes.com/2006/01/01/travel/01tables.html?pagewanted=print "New York Times" review] ]

To date the theater has performed four shows, each with its own theme and storyline (Arabesque, Love over Gold, Rosario, and Aphrodisia). Theatre of Dreams has garnered two Naledi Theatre Award nominations. American First Lady Laura Bush and her daughters visited in 2005. [ [http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=6&art_id=vn20050711122637523C406920 Bush twins keep low profile in Cape Town] ]

Fires

In 2004 a fire started in the restaurant, but major damage was averted. [ [http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=14&art_id=vn20041208083700677C554102 "Cape Times" article] ] A second fire in 2006 destroyed the restaurant, and the company's application to relocate to a circus tent on the grounds of Cape Town High School was refused. [ [http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=105&art_id=vn20070117012824194C311918 Anél Powell, "Cape Times"] ]

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