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This one is for the poets! Our second Spotlight of 2026 brings to the stage two names that all poets should be familiar with; co-founder of Bad Betty Press and winner of the PBH 2016 Spirit Of The Free Fringe Award Jake Wild Hall and co-founder of the Hip Hop open mic night Pen-Ting Repeat Beat Poet (Peter deGraft-Johnson) grace the Market Theatre’s stage in what is sure to be an absolutely electric night. As always, we’ll also have some homegrown poets sharing their work alongside these two titans of performance.
Jake Wild Hall is one half of Bad Betty Press, the host of Boomerang Club and winner of the PBH 2016 Spirit Of The Free Fringe Award. He has performed on BBC Radio and at festivals and literary events across the UK, including touring his debut pamphlet Solomon's World - which was long-listed for Best Pamphlet in the 2018 Saboteur Awards. He co-edited anthologies The Dizziness of Freedom and Alter Egos (Bad Betty Press, 2018 and 2019).
The Repeat Beat Poet is Peter deGraft-Johnson (PJ), a Hip Hop Poet and broadcaster fusing traditional poetics and Hip Hop culture to capture and extend moments of time, thought, and feeling. PJ has performed across the UK and internationally at venues including the Southbank Centre and Ronnie Scotts in London, performing alongside writers like Margaret Atwood, Salena Godden, and Roger Robinson. He is published by Magma Poetry, Bad Betty Press, and Poetry On The Picket Line, and his debut single This That was released in 2020 to rave reviews.
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Doors open: 19:00, Start time: 19:30
The Market Theatre Cabaret Bar - 6A Sun St, Hitchin SG5 1AE
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Tickets operate on a pay-what-you-feel model, starting at £5 for Spotlight events. A portion of all proceeds from ticket sales go towards supporting our community initiatives.
This one is for the poets! Our second Spotlight of 2026 brings to the stage two names that all poets should be familiar with; co-founder of Bad Betty Press and winner of the PBH 2016 Spirit Of The Free Fringe Award Jake Wild Hall and co-founder of the Hip Hop open mic night Pen-Ting Repeat Beat Poet (Peter deGraft-Johnson) grace the Market Theatre’s stage in what is sure to be an absolutely electric night. As always, we’ll also have some homegrown poets sharing their work alongside these two titans of performance.
Jake Wild Hall is one half of Bad Betty Press, the host of Boomerang Club and winner of the PBH 2016 Spirit Of The Free Fringe Award. He has performed on BBC Radio and at festivals and literary events across the UK, including touring his debut pamphlet Solomon's World - which was long-listed for Best Pamphlet in the 2018 Saboteur Awards. He co-edited anthologies The Dizziness of Freedom and Alter Egos (Bad Betty Press, 2018 and 2019).
The Repeat Beat Poet is Peter deGraft-Johnson (PJ), a Hip Hop Poet and broadcaster fusing traditional poetics and Hip Hop culture to capture and extend moments of time, thought, and feeling. PJ has performed across the UK and internationally at venues including the Southbank Centre and Ronnie Scotts in London, performing alongside writers like Margaret Atwood, Salena Godden, and Roger Robinson. He is published by Magma Poetry, Bad Betty Press, and Poetry On The Picket Line, and his debut single This That was released in 2020 to rave reviews.
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Doors open: 19:00, Start time: 19:30
The Market Theatre Cabaret Bar - 6A Sun St, Hitchin SG5 1AE
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Tickets operate on a pay-what-you-feel model, starting at £5 for Spotlight events. A portion of all proceeds from ticket sales go towards supporting our community initiatives.