Ellinor Hopkins

Cyrano de Bergerac: the latest must-see production at the RSC

When attending the Swan Theatre’s latest production, I knew nothing of the poet and soldier, Cyrano de Bergerac, and why his life was transformed by the RSC into a 2 hour 45 minute stage show. De Bergerac’s story was one of love, war and selfless friendship that inspired the queer...
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Posted Oct. 16, 2025

The Women’s Prize Winners Announced

On Thursday 12 June 2025, the winners of the Women’s Prize for Fiction and Non-Fiction were announced. It marked the 13th awarding of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, and the second of the Prize for Non-Fiction, in a ceremony hosted by the founding director Kate Mosse. Kate Mosse led a...
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Posted Sep. 25, 2025

The Booker Prize Winner is announced, and I didn’t love it…

Well, we made it! A 13 Booker Dozen was narrowed down to a sensational six shortlist, to our final winner. I read the shortlist. I have followed the trends within book communities, online and in person, to read the Booker Shortlist. They were, ironically, quite short reads and for the...
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Posted Nov. 28, 2024