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Sensasian 2025
Sensasian – our vibrant and exciting festival of South Asian arts and culture – is back for 2025!
Once more we will be partnering with New Vic to bring you some of the best performers and artists together in a showcase of South Asian cultural excellence.
We have an exhibition, evening theatre shows, and the super popular and FREE Family Day, all happening at New Vic Theatre. See all events in the festival at bit.ly/Sensasian25 or follow the links below to see more!
EXHIBITION with GRAIN Projects
‘Grow Me a Waterlily’ and ‘Shekah’ by Nilupa Yasmin
Monday 30 June – Saturday 26 July
10am to 3pm – Bar area – FREE
Monday 30 June – Saturday 26 July
10am to 3pm – Bar area – FREE
Nilupa Yasmin is an artist and educator who draws on her own identity to explore gender, religion and her British Bangladeshi culture and heritage. This exhibition features photographs and digitally printed fabric.
EVENING PERFORMANCES with LuvEntertainment
Yeh Dosti: Celebrating 50 Years of Sholay
Friday 25 July. Doors at 7.30pm
Age Guidance 16+ Tickets from £24.
Join us for an unforgettable evening as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic Bollywood film, Sholay. Featuring mesmerising dance performances choreographed to the film’s legendary soundtrack, this spectacular music and dance show will transport you back to the heart of Bollywood’s golden era.
Ladies of Laughter Comedy Show
Saturday 26 July. Doors at 7.30pm.
Age Guidance 18+. Tickets £20.
The Ladies Of Laughter are coming to Sensasian, flexing their female funny muscles especially for you! This hit tour is a night made for everybody, so round up your friends and family, and join us for a guaranteed night of hilarity!
Featuring Shazia Mirza (BBC, ITV, CH4), Tej Dhutia (BBC AN), Noreen Khan (BBC AN, BBC 1, BBC Radio 5 Live) and Annette Fagon (BBC Local Radio & BBC Radio 1Xtra)
FAMILY DAY
Saturday 26th July. From 12pm – 5pm.
Sensasian 2025’s Family Day line-up is EPIC!!
We’ve got some of the best international artists in music, dance and circus coming to perform. Plus get hands-on with block printing, have poetry written just for you, get a henna design, and have a go at a pub quiz. And it’s all FREE!
See videos at appetite.org.uk/event/sensasian25_family or check out our Family Day Facebook event.
See you there!
Hourly Schedule
Friday Evening Show
- 7:30pm - 10:00pm
- Yeh Dosti
- Yeh Dosti is a vibrant music and dance stage show from LuvEntertainment, celebrating 50 years of the iconic Bollywood film Sholay. Featuring high-energy choreography, live music, colourful costumes, and classic songs from the film, the show brings the spirit of Bollywood’s golden era to life. It's a nostalgic and feel-good tribute to friendship, drama, and timeless cinema, perfect for both longtime fans and new audiences alike.
Family Day
- 12:00pm - 5:00pm
- Family Day
- We've got some of the best international artists in music, dance and circus coming to perform. Plus get hands-on with block printing, have poetry written just for you, get a henna design, and have a go at a pub quiz. And it's all FREE!
Saturday Evening Show
- 7:30pm - 10:00pm
- Ladies of Laughter
- The Ladies Of Laughter are coming to Sensasian, flexing their female funny muscles especially for you! This hit tour is a night made for everybody, so round up your friends and family, and join us for a guaranteed night of hilarity! Featuring Shazia Mirza (BBC, ITV, CH4), Tej Dhutia (BBC AN), Noreen Khan (BBC AN, BBC 1, BBC Radio 5 Live) and Annette Fagon (BBC Local Radio & BBC Radio 1Xtra)
