Leo Lion & The Firebird Project present

I Was Never Here. There Is No Spy Show.

Everybody be normal.

■ Classified · Edinburgh Fringe 2026 · theSpace @ Niddry Street Studio

A blundering sleeper agent has lost his memory. You — an audience of initiate spies — must help him get it back: crack codes, defuse doomsday devices, and try to follow one simple rule. Don't talk about spy show.

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Edinburgh · Aug 7–25

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What I Do

MY WORK

DIRECTING 27+ productions from 2013–2026. Classical, devised, interactive, immersive.

PLAYWRITING Full-length plays, one-acts, adaptations, and licensable game formats. On New Play Exchange.

WORKSHOPS Youth education, adult training, corporate team-building. Teaching artist since 2010.

Hi, I'm

LEO LION

I'm a director, performer, and game designer from Brooklyn, NY. I love to create original immersive and interactive experiences: the kind of shows that make you say "you had to be there."

Founder & Artistic Director — The Firebird Project
Associate Artistic Director — Phoenix Theatre Ensemble
Soho Mentorship 2026 — Soho House × Creative Futures Collective
Petri Projects Cohort 2025 — The TEAM)
Member — Stage Directors & Choreographers Society
Member — Dramatists Guild
Graduate — UCB Improv
BA Theatre (Directing) — Fordham University '22

Work supported by NYSCA · LMCC · ART/NY · Fractured Atlas

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