"I can't imagine anything more banal," she told me at the West End premiere of her film An Education. "I would rather have a root canal than go on Twitter and can barely work a computer anyway." As outspoken as Fry is on the Twitter website, he is in invariably shy and uneasy about expressing his views in peson to people he doesn't know well.   Related Articles Christopher Lee thanks Mandrake for his knighthood Sandi Toksvig interview for Theatre Live! Jonathan Ross tops the Twitter 'Most Influential' List Hugh Laurie joins US TV's highest earners Stephen Fry portrait A-level results: maths prodigy is youngest to get university place "I never talk about what I say on Twitter," he told me. Yesterday he alarmed his followers by saying: "I think I may have to give up on Twitter. Too much aggression and unkindness around. Pity. Well, it's been fun." Hamlet starring Joan Plowright and Maggie Smith Sharing regular cuppas in the film Tea With Mussolini clearly proved too enjoyable a pastime for Joan Plowright and Maggie Smith to give up.[Read more...]