Damian Lewis and Helen McCrory reanimate Frankenstein for Keats-Shelley prize

Seven winners share £4,000 for works inspired by Frankenstein as the award marks 200 years since the novel’s inception

The winners of the Keats-Shelley prize for essays and poems have been announced at a ceremony that saw Damian Lewis and Helen McCory perform a reimagining of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.

The Homeland actor, who is hotly tipped to be the next James Bond, said it was still important to celebrate the influence of Mary Shelley – but admitted his own poetry writing skills were lacking.