theSpaceUK announce their first tickets go on sale January 31 for Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019

With rain, wind & even snow outside the front door, it’s time to bring a little cheer into your life as theSpaceUK announces the first shows on sale for the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Over 30 shows are going on sale on January 31, so here’s a quick peek at some you should definitely book early for.

In 2018, Canoe from Bread & Butter Productions saw critical acclaim, picking up numerous five-star reviews. Matthew Roberts is back in 2019 with his new show, Teach.

Night Owl Productions return with their popular singer/songwriter series of shows. With a host of sell-out awards they’re back with 007 Voices of Bond, The Dolly Parton Story & The Carole King Story - each an Edinburgh favourite with locals and visitors alike.

Performing Gilbert & Sullivan with a twist, Coily Dart Theatre are back after their sell-out 2018 show, The Fringe Lozenge, with another G&S masterpiece with Gilbert & Sullivan’s Improbable New Musical: Less Miserable.

New writing from Amplify Theatre with Bodily Functions and Where to Find Them by Izzy Cutler, exploring poo, wee, sweat, vomit and periods and challenged attitudes and experiences towards them.

Comedy and Tragedy personified in Kemp’s Jig from Blue Fire Theatre Company. Will Kemp and Nelly Power share stories of their relationships with the far more famous contemporaries William Shakespeare and Marie Lloyd.

After scoring smash-hits in 2018, plenty of companies are back with new work. Following 2018’s acclaimed, The Glummer Twins, Ray Globe returns with a brand-new comedy Just a Number. Acting Coach Scotland present Leopold: Vindictive alongside Chaika: First Woman in Space, Malvern Theatres bring the Dylan Thomas classic Under Milk Wood. If you didn’t catch them in 2018, you’ve got another chance to see Three Menopausal Maids by Fridge Door Productions and Best of Broadway & Best of the West End from American Performing Arts International

A world premiere from Enebro Teatro with Lorca: A Theatre Beneath the Sand, a masterpiece of theatre, dance and acrobatics to perform the relevant stay of the Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca in 1930s NYC.

Cap the day off with live band The Rhythm and Booze Project blending raucous energy and irresistible showmanship from Edinburgh Legends Felipe & Paul from the award-winning Blueswater Band.

Plenty of shows to pour over and ponder for the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.