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Carlos Zapata, shows a child a cranky contraption. The table is filled with carved figures.

Simple Carved Automata with Carlos Zapata

April 10, 2024

In-Person Workshop in Hastings, East Sussex. 22nd – 23rd June 2024 Cabaret Mechanical Theatre has invited Carlos Zapata to run a two-day workshop to create your own carved automata in…

Automata Tinkering Global Workshop 2024

November 28, 2023

We are delighted to be running this automata tinkering course for the 10th time in September 2024 Tickets are available via Eventbrite There is an early bird discount available until…

Spread the Word!

July 12, 2023

We are mid way through our crowdfunder campaign to reach our new £30,000 goal to help us set up our Mechanical Making Space in Hastings. We want to send a…

Mechanical Making Space Crowd Funder

June 28, 2023

We have found our new home in Hastings on the south coast of England and we need your help to raise £20,000 to get our new space underway so we…

Stephen Guy with his mechanical machines made from old toys.

Meet the Artist – Stephen Guy

April 6, 2023

Stephen Guy has been collaborating with Cabaret Mechanical Theatre for many years, starting in Covent Garden in the early 1990s. If you’ve been to one of our exhibitions in the…

Meet the Artist – Loulou Cousin

March 1, 2023

Have you seen our newly launched Mechanical Making Project Mini Automata kits? The quirky characters and concept were created by artist and artist facilitator Loulou Cousin who we’ve been working…

New US touring hub for Mechanics Alive

February 16, 2023

New Cabaret Mechanical Theatre US touring Hub at Explora Science Centre, New Mexico, US. Our history of exhibiting and collaborating with numerous science centres in the US goes back to…

Automata Tinkering Global Workshop

February 10, 2023

Join other artists, makers & educators from all over the world to discover & share automata making ideas & mechanisms in an online course. This workshop has now happened –…

Fabricating Motion Automata Workshop – Hastings

January 15, 2023

Cabaret Mechanical Theatre have invited Stephen Guy to run his extremely successful two-day workshop exploring mechanisms and creating your own automata in Hastings in May 2023. Click here for tickets…

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