STUCK writer Megan Twycross on the experience of living and working in regional Australia.
I have been writing plays for over 15 years. I studied Creative Writing at the University of Melbourne and have been the recipient of the Australian Plays Transform Regional Playwriting Award. My work has been presented at La Mama and Brisbane Festival.
In recent years, I have been developing a body of work that interrogates power, class, and the experience of living in regional Australia. These themes are deeply personal to me; I have spent most of my life in regional Victoria, and this experience continues to shape both what I write and how I write it.
Setting is not simply a backdrop in my work; it is a structuring force that shapes each piece. It reveals how profoundly humans are entwined with their surroundings — even when they believe themselves to be separate from them. Imagine, a dormant volcano, an abandoned petrol station, a freezing supermarket deli. The settings of my plays carry their own weight, amplifying emotional states and exposing social tensions.
The voices in STUCK are shaped by the language I hear every day. The play uses heightened, distinctly Australian speech — raw and poetic. Through invented words and intensified rhythms, ordinary voices are lifted into something more charged, giving everyday moments greater depth and meaning.
Championing regional voices on the mainstream stage has become central to my practice. It is what I strive to do with STUCK, and what I hope to continue doing — for myself, and for other regional artists — into the future.
Megan Twycross
LA MAMA PRESENTS STUCK
6-24 May 2026
Megan Twycross is a writer, teacher and performer based in Southwest Victoria, committed to bringing regional voices to the stage. In 2011, her first full-length play Smudged previewed at La Mama Courthouse and was the recipient of Under the Radar fund, allowing it to premiere at the Brisbane Festival. Cluster, Megan’s first play for young people won the 2020 APT Regional Playwriting Award, a mentorship with director Susie Dee and was shortlisted for the 2021 MTC Cybec Electric Series. Her most recent play STUCK was developed as part of La Mama Explorations. It was selected for the 2026 VCE Playlist and premiered as part of La Mama Presents in May 2026. Last year, Megan was the recipient of the inaugural Fletcher Jones Fellowship which allowed her to work as Griffin Theatre Company’s Literary Assistant on the Griffin Award. Megan has spent the last five years as the theatre director for all-abilities arts organisation Find Your Voice Collective.