Spit Nights x Amnesty International UK
Poetry, spoken word and live jazz reflect on fairness in all its forms: what shapes our sense of it, who experiences it and how to build it.
Fairness: we know it when we see it. And when we don’t.
The last seat on the bus. The queue jumper. The second chance. The benefit of the doubt. We don’t think about fairness all the time, but we notice when it shows up and when it doesn’t. Who gets heard? Who gets a fair shot? Who feels safe? Who gets to belong?
Join Spit Nights and Amnesty International UK for an evening of poetry, spoken word and live jazz as we explore the experiences, questions and stories that shape our sense of what’s fair, and the communities we want to build.
However different our lives are, perhaps this is something many of us have in common: the recognition of that moment, that little voice asking, ‘hang on a minute. How come?’
Need to know
This performance includes a 20-minute interval.
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Dates, times and prices
Dates & times
08 Nov 2026, 7.45pm
Run time
2 hours and 30 minutes (approx)
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Standard entry
from £17
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This event is held at the Purcell Room Southbank Centre
The Purcell Room is located in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, which is open from 90 minutes before events start until they finish. It’s closed at all other times.
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