Year of the Fat Knight
is legendary stage actor Sir Antony Sher's account—splendidly supplemented by his own paintings and sketches—of researching, rehearsing, and performing one of Shakespeare's most iconic characters for a 2014 Royal Shakespeare Company production. This follow-up to Sher's 1985 classic
Year of the King
is a terrific read, rich in humor and excitement, that also stands as a celebration of the craft of character acting.