Oh boy oh boy oh boy. You have no idea the pain and stress I've been through over this. There used to be a time when I contacted a fringe venue, they booked you in - or at the very worst, you waited a set time for a yes or no decision. No finger-pointing here, just glad I've got this sorted. Finally.

So ... here is the full line-up.

Firstly, just announced, I am doing a preview at The Hop Knocker in Durham, or more specifically, Gilesgate, just round the corner from where I live. This will be the most informal event and will be my first tryout of the new automated system I've been working on. Wednesday 30th April at 6.00 p.m. Free entry, but please buy yourself some drinks from there, because Ben is a top bloke.

Then it's Brighton Fringe at the Rotunda who are my co-producers - without which none of this would have happened. I've already announced this, but as a recap, it's Saturday 3rd May at 5.00 p.m, Sunday 4th May at 12.30 p.m., and Saturday 17th May at 5.00 p.m. One experimental thing we're going to be doing is that the 4th May show will be a more family-friendly one. The shows are generally family-friendly anyway, but this one may have more goofing, more guests from child-friendly shows and - I hope - less swearing from my pottymouth. The call for guests went out this week, and I think we're going to have some good ones. Tickets here. (You can also get them through Brighton Fringe - but the booking fee is higher, and we get less money.)

Next, Scarborough Fringe. The good news is that YMCA Theatre snapped me up and I'll be performing in their theatre bar again. However, due to everybody who understood Eventotron being unexpectedly away for one reason or another, I couldn't get this confirmed until after the deadline. Fortunately, the Scarborough Fringe people were accommodating, and it's now all sorted. See you there on Thursday 19th June at 7.30 p.m. This one nearly sold out last time, so you might want to book early for this. (I have considered what to do if there's a sell-out, but there's no easy way up capacity, so if you're determined to see this, best to be on the safe side. Tickets not on sale yet.) Whilst I'm in Scarborough, I'm also doing Doctor Coppleius also at YMCA on Friday 20th June at 7.30 p.m.

And then comes Buxton Fringe. Oh boy oh boy oh boy. Getting a Buxton Fringe venue has always been a straightforward task before, but you have no idea how much pain I've been through with this one. But two months after embarking on the innocent-looking task of getting a venue arranged, I've done it. Cheshire Cheese on Tuesday 15th July at 7.30 p.m. This is another free event, because pub venues in Buxton are difficult to do as ticketed events and it's easier to do it this way. This is on top of the Doctor Coppelius shows I've already booked at Scrivener's (9th, 10th, 15th & 16th July, at at 5.30 p.m.), and as the observant amongst you will notice, this means I'm doing two shows in three hours. I'll manage.

However, the bad news is that I won't be coming to Tunbridge Wells Fringe this year. Normally I make some snarky comments about who's being difficult, but on this occasion, it was entirely down to a cock-up made by me. I was so busy sorting out venues at other fringes, I left this one till last, and forgot to check the deadlines - which turned out to be a lot earlier than I assumed. Sorry Tunbridge fans, not this year. Hopefully next year.

And that's us caught up. I now have one fewer item on my list of things to be stressed about. Looking forward to getting this going again, and I leave you with the latest work on the new automated system.