The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church

It's been seven years since Daniel Kitson won the Perrier Award for his comedy show, Something, but in recent years the comedian has become far better known for his theatre offerings than his stand-up. Each play that he has staged at Edinburgh's acclaimed Traverse Theatre has won a prestigious Fringe First Award, from Stories for the Wobbly-Hearted in 2005 and C-90 in 2006 to last year's autobiographical narrative, 66a Church Road.

In 2009, Kitson is taking a step back to fictional story-telling with The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church, a heartrending comedy in which a suicidal man tries to write 57 letters before taking his life. Performed in one of the Traverse's smaller spaces, the more intimate surroundings are likely to suit Kitson's engaging monologues, although his legendary like-it-or-lump-it attitude could cause chaos should a stray audience member decide to giggle at the wrong moment.

Yet with only 100 seats a night being snapped up by both loyal Kitson followers and those new to his gently delivered acerbic wit, this Fringe favourite looks set for another sell-out year.