Concrete Cabaret

Concrete Cabaret Concrete Cabaret is an experimental puppetry and performing object cabaret that performs seasonally in Toronto.

Call for Experimental Puppet Projects!BACK IN THE BASEMENTCall for Applications for CC #19Performance is Sunday April 2...
02/18/2026

Call for Experimental Puppet Projects!
BACK IN THE BASEMENT
Call for Applications for CC #19
Performance is Sunday April 26th at 6:30pm
at BSMT 254 // 254 Lansdowne Ave, Toronto, ON M6H 3X9

SOUNDS FROM THE UNDERGROUND. Puppet shows for the dark muddy murmurs of your soul. We celebrate the thoughts of worms and voles as we all awaken from the thaw. Old and new object-performers: bring your mulch, bring your resistance, bring your memories of grimy punk shows, your half-finished ideas, your mirky swirly narratives! We will revel in THE UNDERGROUND.

If you’ve been curious about Concrete Cabaret before, but unsure if you could pull something together, we really hope that this is the time for you!

What we’re looking for:

We prioritize performances and acts that challenge theatrical norms and our understanding of objects and inanimacy, as well as projects and people telling stories pertinent to, and underrepresented in, today’s political and social climate. Low-tech and short-form pieces fit our cabaret best—performances ranging from 3-10 minutes with minimal setup and tech are preferred. All performers are paid a modest honorarium. We look forward to hearing from you!

**Applications Due Sunday March 20th 2026 at Midnight **

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Come cozy up with us tonight for Concrete Cabaret #18 Hanging by a Thread! Bygone Theatre 379 Adelaide St. W 4th floor....
11/30/2025

Come cozy up with us tonight for Concrete Cabaret #18 Hanging by a Thread!
Bygone Theatre 379 Adelaide St. W 4th floor. Doors and soup at 6:00pm 🍲

Featuring Experimental Offerings by:
HRH Anand Rajaram
Creepy Boys
Christie T**s
Molly McGregor, Iris, Alex R .with.feelings
Mac McCallum-Mallory
Jane E Smyth
Ariel Len
Necessary Penguins

CC #18 Hanging by a Thread!!!!6pm Dinner ServedSuggested donation $20
11/29/2025

CC #18 Hanging by a Thread!!!!
6pm Dinner Served
Suggested donation $20

Next week! 🥣👀
11/23/2025

Next week! 🥣👀

Come hang (by a thread) with us on Nov. 30 at Bygone Theatre at 6pm 💝
11/18/2025

Come hang (by a thread) with us on Nov. 30 at Bygone Theatre at 6pm 💝

Call for Experimental Puppet Projects!HANGING BY A THREADCall for Applications for CC #18Performance is Sunday November...
11/02/2025

Call for Experimental Puppet Projects!
HANGING BY A THREAD
Call for Applications for CC #18
Performance is Sunday November 30th at 6:30pm
Bygone Theatre/The Bridge 379 Adelaide St, 4th Floor

Puppets know all about precarity. We’re familiar with hanging by a thread, used to being manipulated, old hands at getting a rod up the ass—but no matter what they throw at us, together we always manage to find a wee bit of grace and a way to have fun. Tonight, we celebrate the surprising strength of the collectively-woven thread we’re all hanging from. Old and new object-performers: bring your precarious puppets, your awkward objects, your half-finished ideas, your barely baked narratives! We will revel in Bygone Theatre’s space before their eviction by their corporate landlords!!

If you’ve been curious about Concrete Cabaret before, but unsure if you could pull something together, we really hope that this is the time for you!

**Applications Due November 15th 2025 at Midnight **
What we’re looking for:

We prioritize performances and acts that challenge theatrical norms and our understanding of objects and inanimacy, as well as projects and people telling stories pertinent to, and underrepresented in, today’s political and social climate. Low-tech and short-form pieces fit our cabaret best—performances ranging from 3-10 minutes with minimal setup and tech are preferred. All performers are paid a modest honorarium and will be provided with a free meal before or during the performance. This cabaret, we are prioritizing NEW puppeteer applicants. DO IT! We look forward to hearing from you!

Submit your applications here!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScqPSMRMgpdiW2GpP4SeWG272OMYb2MLPIpHSt1b7CIKTa7dA/viewform?usp=dialog

Any questions, please email us at: [email protected]

Photo featuring Teatro Ji, OBJECTO Fest 2023

We are HERE 🩷 southwest corner of Christie Pits! Bring your flags and puppets to join the parades. Sho...
07/05/2025

We are HERE 🩷 southwest corner of Christie Pits! Bring your flags and puppets to join the parades. Shows at 2pm & 4pm, each followed by a parade!!

🎺 Marching Disorder is the musical guest for tomorrows park puppetry party! 🎷Marching Disorder is a Toronto-based music-...
07/04/2025

🎺 Marching Disorder is the musical guest for tomorrows park puppetry party! 🎷

Marching Disorder is a Toronto-based music-making collective that grows out of traditions of radical brass bands and Jewish social justice activism. We are a q***r positive, multi-ethnic, non-hierarchical, consensus-based band committed to making joyful noise in support of collective liberation, Palestinian-Jewish solidarity, climate justice, and other anti-racist, anti-colonial and working class struggles.

July 5 - Christie Pits park - shows at 2pm & 4pm - potluck picnic after the 4pm show.

We will gather at the South end of the park, close to Bloor st. See you there!l

The multidisciplinary arts collective MAXEI is always a blast of joy, creativity, and whimsy 🦋 We are stoked to have the...
07/03/2025

The multidisciplinary arts collective MAXEI is always a blast of joy, creativity, and whimsy 🦋 We are stoked to have them join us this Saturday July 5 for the Park Puppet Show!

Christie Pits park - shows at 2pm & 4pm - potluck picnic after the 4pm show.

We will gather at the South end of the park, closest to Bloor st. See you there! 💫

🪱A spiritual reawakening, with worms 🪱Jumping and wiggling with joy because Emilia White will be bringing the worms to p...
07/03/2025

🪱A spiritual reawakening, with worms 🪱

Jumping and wiggling with joy because Emilia White will be bringing the worms to park!

Saturday July 5 - Christie Pits park - shows at 2pm & 4pm - potluck picnic after the 4pm show.

We will gather at the South end of the park, closest to Bloor st. See you there!

✨A fairytale about an insomniac queen and the child who helped her rest✨We are thrilled to have Nathaniel Hanula-James b...
06/30/2025

✨A fairytale about an insomniac queen and the child who helped her rest✨

We are thrilled to have Nathaniel Hanula-James back to perform for our park puppet show next Saturday July 5th in Christie Pits Park!

You won't want to miss this dreamy piece 😎

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254 Lansdowne Avenue
Toronto, ON
M6H 3X9

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