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.