Past Shows
Our collaborations with storysharers, storytellers and storylisteners have led to the following productions since 2019.
2026 season
LIVING WITH DRONES
Sept. 15, 2026 | The People’s Forum, NYC
This show was presented in partnership and collaboration with Visualizing Palestine and the People’s Forum.
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“LWD” NYC team
S. & B., storysharers
chris el-kholy, journalist/storyteller
laila hashem, journalist/storyteller
sonya fatah, journalist/community gatherer
mariam shakaa, singer, oud player
hania noor, stage designer
kinza zafar, visuals
skye anderson, sound and lights engineer
diurnus, producer
LIVING WITH DRONES
Sept. 11, 2026 | Capital Theatre, Windsor
This show was presented in collaboration with the University of Windsor Law School and a partnership with the Palestine Chair, Joshua Sealy-Harrington.
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“LWD” Windsor team
S. & B., storysharers
chris el-kholy, journalist/storyteller
laila hashem, journalist/storyteller
sonya fatah, journalist/community gatherer
mariam shakaa, singer, oud player
hania noor, stage designer
kinza zafar, visuals
skye anderson, sound and lights engineer
diurnus, producer
LIVING WITH DRONES
Mar. 30, 2026 | University of Toronto, Scarborough
Living with Drones was presented in partnership with eight programs at the University of Toronto Scarborough, led by the Department of Historical and Cultural Studies.
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“LWD” Toronto team
S. & B., storysharers
chris el-kholy, journalist/storyteller
laila hashem, journalist/storyteller
sonya fatah, journalist/community gatherer
mariam shakaa, singer, oud player
hania noor, stage designer
kinza zafar, visuals
skye anderson, sound and lights engineer
diurnus, producer
2025 season
LIVING WITH DRONES
Nov. 13, 2025 | Free School, Urbanspace Gallery, Toronto
This presentation of Living with Drones was in collaboration with the Office of Social Innovation at TMU, through its Free School series. It was presented in the Urbanspace Gallery in partnership with Tangled Art Gallery.
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“LWD” Toronto team
S. & B., storysharers
chris el-kholy, journalist/storyteller
laila hashem, journalist/storyteller
sonya fatah, journalist/community gatherer
mariam shakaa, singer, oud player
hania noor, stage designer
kinza zafar, visuals
skye anderson, sound and lights engineer
diurnus, producer
LIVING WITH DRONES
Oct 23, 2025 | Factorium Theatre, Tilburg, NL
Living with Drones was presented as part of the 2025 International Live Journalism Festival held in Tilburg and Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
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“LWD” NL Team
S. & B., storysharers
chris el-kholy, journalist/storyteller
laila hashem, journalist/storyteller
sonya fatah, journalist/community gatherer
hania noor, stage designer
skye anderson, sound and lights engineer
diurnus, producer
LIVING WITH DRONES
Oct 16-18, 2025 | Camden People’s Theatre, London, U.K.
stitched! is returning to London with Living with Drones after our January debut at Camden People’s Theatre. It’s been 10 months. Since then the occupation of Gaza and the genocide has continued. A famine is underway. Israeli soldiers have targeted those attempting to simply access meagre food rations. As this story progresses and the international community fails to act, we are compelled to bring you a more harrowing, updated story; as journalists our work is to centre critical narratives. This is why we’re returning to you.
London (U.K.)
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“LWD” U.K. team
S. & B., storysharers
chris el-kholy, journalist/storyteller
laila hashem, journalist/storyteller
sonya fatah, journalist/community gatherer
mariam shakaa, singer, oud player
hania noor, stage designer
skye anderson, sound and lights engineer
diurnus, producer
LIVING WITH DRONES
Sept 25, 2025 I Kailash Mital Theatre, Ottawa
This show was presented in collaboration with the Carleton University School of Journalism and Communication. It was possible through the support of many organizations and individuals including the Palestinian Scholars and Students at Risk network (PSSAR); The Muslim Fund; Toronto Metropolitan University’s Creative School; Carleton University's School of Journalism and Communication and stitched!
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“LWD” Ottawa team
S. & B., storysharers
chris el-kholy, journalist/storyteller
laila hashem, journalist/storyteller
sonya fatah, journalist/community gatherer
mariam shakaa, singer, oud player
hania noor, stage designer
skye anderson, sound and lights engineer
kinza zafar, visuals
saman dara, fact checker
rochelle raveendran, fact checker
diurnus, producer
LIVING WITH DRONES
May 3 - 4, 2025 I Sitar Arts Centre, Washington, D.C.
Living with Drones is a groundbreaking live journalism production that weaves together wartime diaries, personal testimonials from Gaza, multimedia elements, and live performance to explore the devastating impact of drone warfare on civilians. Premiering in London and later performed to sold-out audiences in Toronto, the show uses diary-style storytelling and immersive soundscapes to illuminate the trauma, resilience, and humanity of those living under constant surveillance and threat. Created by the stitched! live journalism studio, the production challenges traditional journalistic norms by centering non-dominant voices and fostering critical community dialogue on war, technology, and accountability. This show was presented in collaboration with the Museum of the Palestinian People in Washington D.C.
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“LWD” D.C. team
S. & B., storysharers
chris el-kholy, storyteller
laila hashem, storyteller
sonya fatah , storyteller/community gatherer
fuad foty, singer, oud player
eric croda, sound designer
hania noor, stage manager/graphic designer
saman dara, fact checker
rochelle raveendran, fact checker
dima mironov, audio technician
diurnus, producer
MIRNA, BOSNIA -30 YEARS LATER-
April 17, 2025 | Innovation Studio, Bond Street
stitched! studio, in collaboration with students from JRN555 at TMU, is proud to present Mirna, Bosnia. 30 years later, explores loss, mourning and closure through the lens of storysharers who confront these questions in their own lives while guiding others.
Almost 30 years after the Srebrenica massacre, the Bosnian genocide remains an open wound for those who experienced it. Yet living with this pain, artists, storytellers and activists now share these stories.
In this memorial project we bear witness to the work through which they navigate grief, transforming personal and collective sorrow into powerful expressions of remembrance and resilience.
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“Mirna, Bosnia…” team
kerim bajramovic, storysharer
džemil hodžić, story sharer
andrea josic, storysharer
lidia rajcan, storysharer
emily van den braak, storyteller
grace henkel, storyteller
rukhshana ahmedi, storyteller
kymane fermely, community gatherer
ella miller, storyteller, co-editorial lead
grace draznin, co-editorial lead
mehmet oner, stage manager
ria sidhu & jack cochrane, audio co-leads
lizbeibi quobbold-smith, lighting designer
saadeq ahmed, marketing and promotions lead
james bunga, social media editor
nageen riaz, multimedia editor, CTAs editor
grace bashall & yousuf zaidi, program designers and multimedia editors
survi sahni, promotions lead
joshua ben joseph & matthew katzman | co-producer
photo credits: james bunga
LIVING WITH DRONES
Feb. 28, March 1, 2025 I The Theatre Centre, Toronto
We would like to thank all of the volunteers who are making this presentation possible, including the journalism and production team from stitched! live journalism studio, artists and arts workers from Labour in the Arts, Stop Artwashing, Theatre Artists for Palestinian Voices. The space and technical labour has been generously donated by The Theatre Centre.
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“LWD” Toronto team
S. & B., storysharers
chris el-kholy, journalist/storyteller
laila hashem, journalist/storyteller
sonya fatah, journalist/community gatherer
mariam shakaa, singer, oud player
hania noor, stage designer
eric croda, sound designer
dima mironov, audio technician
saman dara, fact checker
rochelle raveendran, fact checker
rahaf al farawi | social media
diurnus, producer
LIVING WITH DRONES
Jan. 6-7, 2025 | Camden People’s Theatre, London, U.K.
Jan. 9-10, 2025 I P21 art gallery, London, U.K.
Living with Drones debuted at the Camden People’s Theatre and P21 art gallery in January of 2025. This show weaves the relevance of diary as record keeping amidst the onslaught of drones used to surveil, intimidate, destroy and target Gaza’s civilians.
Living with Drones takes us into the sounds of war, in particular the use of drones, and their devastating, traumatic impact on the residents of Gaza. By tying together first-person stories from Gaza with wartime diaries from storysharers, this show weaves a narrative about the use of drone technology on human lives. What international legal and human rights questions does such a consistent bombardment raise?
“LWD” U.K. team
S. & B., storysharers
chris el-kholy, journalist/storyteller
laila hashem, journalist/storyteller
sonya fatah, journalist/community gatherer
mariam shakaa, singer, oud player
hania noor, stage designer
eric croda, sound designer
dima mironov, audio technician
saman dara, fact checker
rochelle raveendran, fact checker
diurnus, producer
2024 season
CHILDHOOD INTERRUPTED
Jul. 25, 27 2024 I Innovation Studio, Bond Street
Childhood, interrupted was a collaboration among the students from stitched studio! at The Creative School, and the storysharers, around whose lived expertise the show is developed. This investigative journalism show worked in tandem with these three storysharers whose childhood experiences in foster care and as crown wards gave us insight into the harsh realities and histories of the Canadian childcare system.
The summer showcase of Childhood, Interrupted presented a revamped version of the initial show while drawing deeper connections with the audience to engage in dialogue and produce a communal Call-To-Action document, allowing audiences to remain engaged with the subject matter in various capacities.
“Childhood Interrupted” team
cheyanne ratnam, storysharer;
janita harrison, storysharer,
damian krypt, storysharer
caelan monkman, storyteller, researcher
laila hashem, storyteller, interviewer
yanika saluja, storysharer liaison
lynette george, community gatherer, interviewer
dmitry mironov, audio technician
hania noor, stage manager,
saman dara, researcher, editor
sonya fatah, director
diurnus, producer
2023 season
CLIMATE COCOON
Sept. 29, 2023 I 918 Bathurst, Toronto
Climate Cocoon was an experiment at a global, collaborative live journalism show, bringing together stories of climate survival from local spaces across the globe. Storytellers from live journalism organizations each shared a story; collectively, they were stitched together to form a tapestry of climate crisis events, as well as individual and community responses to them.
INTERNATIONAL LIVE JOURNALISM FESTIVAL
Sept. 28 – 29, 2023 I Toronto, Canada
The International Live Journalism Festival (#ILJF23) was the second-ever annual event produced by a consortium of live journalism organizations and researchers. Presented for the first time in Toronto at Toronto Metropolitan University’s Creative School, the Live Journalism collective is an initiative supported by the Power of Live Journalism research project (2019–2022), funded by the Helsingin Sanomat Foundation in Finland, City, University of London, and Toronto Metropolitan University.
ILJF23 brought together the latest in research about this innovative form of live storytelling. Attendees participated in incubators, listened to panels, and watched live journalism performances.
Learn more at: www.livejournalismfest.com
LETTER FROM BATTIR
Sept. 29, 2023 ILJF | 918 Bathurst, Toronto
Battir, a Palestinian village in the West Bank, is surrounded by ancient irrigation terraces, seven natural water springs, and a flourishing valley once referred to as Jerusalem’s “Basket of Vegetables.” This story is about the revitalization of Battir, made possible through traditional agriculture and community-based knowledge, as a force of Palestinian resistance against the occupation.
“Letter from Battir” team
saman dara, writer / storyteller
sahaana ranganathan, writer / storyteller
sam jabri-pickett, community-gatherer
sonya fatah, director
HARMED IN HAMILTON
Jul 21-23, 26-27, 29-30, 2023 I Players’ Guild of Hamilton
TheatreWhy are anti-bullying strategies in Hamilton schools failing our children? Venture behind the headlines in this live journalism production, sitting at the crossroads of journalism and immersive theatre.
Research and reporting meets raw testimonials as our journalists investigate a culture of harm against Hamilton students from non-dominant communities. The show’s community gatherer appears as a through-line throughout the show, engaging the audience in conversation.
Harmed in Hamilton had a seven-show run as part of the Hamilton Fringe Festival in summer 2023. The production was originally performed at the Theatre Aquarius in Oct 2022,
“Harmed in Hamilton” team
rochelle raveendran, community gatherer
sonya fatah, writer / storyteller / director
adam chen, storyteller / production coordinator
neil braithwaite, saxophonist
brooke blackburn, jazz guitarist
geoff bournes, saxophonist
christin el-kholy, writer
sarah yeoman, stage manager
aloysius wong, researcher
matthew best, researcher
lisa cox, rehearsals director
2022 season
HARMED IN HAMILTON
Oct. 22, 2022 | Theatre Aquarius, Hamilton
Three journalists ask why anti-bullying strategies in schools aren’t working. Harmed in Hamilton explores the deep rooted and systemic reasons behind ineffective anti-bullying strategies that can end up putting children last.
Public schools across Ontario’s major cities have a sharp focus on bullying and responding to it. Yet anecdotes from students, parents and some staff members highlight a problematic approach to handling incidents that harm the wellbeing of young people. We wanted to know why so many resources were being invested in an approach that seems to be failing us.
“Harmed in Hamilton” Team
christin el-kholy, writer / storyteller
sonya fatah, writer / storyteller
adam chen, performer / production coordinator
janeyce guerrier, dancer
maighdlin mahoney, writer
Annasofie 诗慧 Jakobsen, stage manager
angela glover, sound mixing
margaret steinbach, lighting director
aloysius wong, photographer, multimedia
louis laaberge-cote, choreographer
lisa cox, director
