Tim Dowling: I’ve made being ill an art form – and my wife has notes

I’m so tired of this illness, I wonder if an acting-led approach to faking wellness might help me recoverIt is late morning on a Wednesday, and I’m sitting at the kitchen table collapsing in on myself, because I am ill. I feel dizzy, and feverish, and achy, and I have done for two days. I’m gently resting my damp forehead…