We have been entertaining and inspiring visitors & makers with our collection of automata since 1981. Now based in Hastings, UK we have exhibitions all over the world.
We need your help to run our 2026 community engagement projects. As a non profit company all donations go towards our goals to share the magic of automata with our local and global community.
After months of plotting and one whirlwind week of activity The Hastings Contraption has been built. On September 14th Tom Haney, Fi Henshall, Joseph Wallace & Carlos Zapata, came together…
This September, three renowned automata makers and a celebrated stop-motion filmmaker will come together at Cabaret Mechanical Theatre in Hastings to create a large-scale, mobile mechanical artwork inspired by the…
We will be exhibiting over 100 pieces of automata from our collection across the UK in 2026. Each of these 3 exhibitions will feature 30+ automata alongside artefacts and archive…
Following the success of our community workshops at the Mechanical Making Space, CMT is developing Automata in the Classroom. Cabaret Mechanical Theatre will co-create with teachers a range of strategies…
We are back at our local partner museum with a new trail of 5 automata. You can see work by Paul Spooner, Keith Newstead, Peter Markey, Patrick Bond & Carlos…
If you are near Cornwall, UK this month you might like to attend this talk by Paul Spooner at the Cornwall Crafts Association on 29th November. Paul Spooner is a…
We had a fantastic time taking part in the inaugural Hastings Science Fair last month. We displayed a small selection of automata which delighted visitors of all ages. We also…
Our patron, the author and screenwriter, Anthony Horowitz shares some memories of Cabaret Mechanical Theatre in Covent Garden. Celebrating 40 years of exhibitions and encouraging visitors to our headquarters in…
