One of the last minute additions to my Edinburgh Fringe schedule in 2025 was Slade Wolfe Enterprises Limited’s ‘Baker Street Ladies’. The one-person show about the female characters in Sherlock Holmes novels was written by and starred Lexi Wolfe, with fellow creative Andrew Slade on the tech desk. At the festival I found out that the collaborators live in Kent and since meeting in Edinburgh, I have had the opportunity to cross paths with them a few times locally. From ‘1 King, 2 Princes & Shakespeare’s Lie’ at Folkestone Live festival to their time with the Garlinge Theatre Repertory Company at Christmas with ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’, their work is always incredibly exciting. When I heard that they’d be back at Edinburgh this year, I couldn’t wait to ask them about their 2026 plans and also finally find out a bit more about their company. This year they will be taking three plays to the festival: ‘1 King, 2 Princes and Shakespeare’s Lie’, ‘A Forgotten Woman: Mrs Oscar Wilde’ and ‘After Shakespeare’.
Early days of the company
The pair first met when Lexi auditioned for a film project that Andrew was casting for back in 2011. They kept in touch and Slade Wolfe Enterprises Limited was formed in 2017, not long after Andrew went to see Lexi perform one of her solo shows. Lexi ended up moving from London to Folkestone so that they could work together and since then they have been creating original work inspired by and based upon both historical and literary figures. They have goals to potentially create work for screen some day, but through their theatre making have realised “we can write a script, embody these characters, get up on stage”.
Edinburgh experiences so far
Lexi first performed at the Edinburgh Fringe as a student in 2009, but it wasn’t until 2023 that Slade Wolfe Enterprises Limited took their first shows. They ended up selling over 70% of their tickets in their first year and Andrew jokes, “unfortunately, I’ve kind of become addicted to [going to Edinburgh]”. Each year they have performed at theSpaceUK and Andrew shares that with the pair’s neurodiversity and chronic health problems, “one of the nice things is knowing where everything is […] particularly from our perspective for our shows”. Lexi says they are “accidentally on some sort of roll”, actually signing up with the venue for 2026 before leaving Scotland last August. ‘1 King, 2 Princes & Shakespeare’s Lie’ sold out in 2025 and Andrew describes it as a “no brainer” bringing the play back this year.
Leicester Cathedral in March
Following on from last year’s festival, Andrew had the opportunity to perform ‘1 King, 2 Princes and Shakespeare’s Lie’ in Leicester Cathedral, as part of their inaugural Richard III festival. This opportunity came about after the historic venue’s Events Manager watched the show in Edinburgh. Andrew describes the experience as “very special [and] affecting to get to do [the show] in such a special place”, with the creatives hosting a Q&A beside the deceased King’s grave after the performance.
This year’s plays
Reflecting on the plays heading up to Scotland this Summer, Lexi says that “After Shakespeare was a 2 hour show when I first wrote it” and after development, it is 60 minutes for Fringe. Costume changes are rolling throughout and the performer takes on four characters during this time. ‘A Forgotten Woman: Mrs Oscar Wilde’ centres on Constance Lloyd and features a full hour of dialogue. Having had Covid, Long Covid and suffering with memory issues as a result, Andrew says “Richard was 50 minutes because I didn’t think I’d be able to remember any more”.
Talking about their programming, Andrew says “whether I’ve been crazy to book [the shows] as back to back slots remains to be seen […] I’ll be teching Lexi’s show dressed as Richard and then she’ll tech mine in whatever costume […] in Lady Macbeth or Mrs Oscar Wilde”. Lexi laughs and adds “you can’t say we’re not ambitious”.
Looking to the Summer
When asked what one thing they are each looking forward to at the 2026 festival, Lexi says “at Fringe you always meet the most fascinating people, all different kinds of people who under the circumstances you never would meet”. She adds “for me… it is always meeting people, meeting interesting people both that I have met before [and] the opportunity to meet even more”. Andrew agrees with Lexi’s answer but chooses something different, “simply being in Edinburgh and the general atmosphere […] it has probably surpassed York as my favourite city”.
Watch Slade Wolfe Enterprises Limited’s shows at the 2026 festival
It was fascinating to chat to the creatives about their theatre making and Edinburgh experiences thus far. 2026 certainly sounds like it’s going to be another exciting festival for Slade Wolfe Enterprises Limited. I am grateful to both Andrew and Lexi for taking the time to chat to me about their work.
Tickets for their shows are on sale via the Edinburgh Fringe website now.
1 King, 2 Princes and Shakespeare’s Lie: 7th – 29th August (not 16th and 23rd). Annexe at theSpace @ Symposium Hall. Tickets
A Forgotten Woman: Mrs Oscar Wilde: Odd dates between 7th – 29th August (not 23rd). Annexe at theSpace @ Symposium Hall. Tickets
After Shakespeare: Even dates between 8th – 28th August (not 16th). Annexe at theSpace @ Symposium Hall. Tickets
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