Originally Posted by Henry Hippo:
“NEWSLETTER FROM CRAIG
Hi everyone!
First of all I just wanted to say a big thank you to all the congratulatory messages for me on completing 1 year as Joseph and I loved the youtube tribute as well! I do feel very proud to have performed 10 shows a week for a year and it makes me think that if I can do that in my first job then I can do anything.
I actually felt really unwell yesterday through the day, I had aches and pains in my body and hot and cold sweats and shivers all day and a terrible headache but my voice was okay so I managed to get the adrenaline going and get through the show ok. So I have another 22 weeks to go and I feel this is the right time to say that as things stand in my head, I don’t think I will extend past January.
Bill never phoned me yesterday and I know for a fact he was aware of the anniversary. I haven’t spoken to Bill for ages now and haven’t heard anything about Dream On either. I can’t go into too much about it all but since I went ill at Christmas the relationship between us has never been the same and I do feel upset and let down by many things that have happened and been said in the months after that. Because of this I feel I need to look to do other things from January. I would have been happy to do another few months if things were as they were at the start but that isn’t the case any more. I will leave this job a lot stronger person however and wouldn’t have swapped it for anything.
Belfast is a nice place and my accommodation is lovely. The theatre is nice too and Jen is flying over for the long weekend. It is Thursday morning as I type this and I feel better than I did this time yesterday but I’m still not right. I’ll be ok for the shows though I think.
Craig x”
Craig, I do hope you're feeling even better now

Good to know you're in nice accommodation, it makes a difference when you're feeling poorly. Thank you for taking the time to let us know what's happening.
It's just awful to hear how you've been let down by Bill, after such a promising start. I am shocked that he didn't contact you yesterday.
My feeling is that a new and exciting phase of your life will begin after your last Joseph. It will be fantastic for you to do other things after such a long run. That's very exciting for us as well!