Year of the Fat Knight: The Falstaff Diaries

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After Year of the Mad King, I went back in time to Sher's previous Theatre Diary about his performance as Falstaff. This one had less about his personal life and more about his uncertainty about playing the iconic character, doubts which did not show in the end (I watched the filmed performance of Henry IV Part I and he seemed totally at home, only – in spite of his “fat suit” – not terribly fat). It was most interesting to read about some of the artistic choices and decisions that went into the final product, including some shades of interpretation and meaning. I'd really like to read Year of the King as well now.