Megan Twycross is a writer, director and performer committed to bringing regional stories to the stage.

(BIO) Megan has recently finished her tenure as the theatre director for The Find Your Voice Collective — an all abilities performing arts company based in South West Victoria. Whilst there she developed ensemble theatrical events, film clips and multidisciplinary arts experiences. She also collaborated with world-renowned artists and composers including the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Mama Kin Spender and Snuff Puppets. In 2025 she was the inaugural recipient of the Fletcher Jones Fellowship and was accepted as Griffin Theatre Company’s Literary Assistant, working on the Griffin Award.

After graduating from University of Melbourne Arts (Honours: Theatre Studies/Creative Writing), Megan worked alongside playwrights such as Declan Greene, Lally Katz, Dan Giovannoni, Ross Mueller and Patricia Cornelius. Megan also honed her skills in acting, directing and teaching through various collaborations with Nadja Kostich and Susie Dee.

In 2011, Megan's first full-length play SMUDGED was previewed at LaMama Courthouse and was the recipient of Under the Radar fund, allowing it to premiere at Brisbane Festival. CLUSTER, her first play for young people won the 2020 APT Regional Playwriting Award, a mentorship with director Susie Dee and a reading with actors Emily Goddard, Eva Seymour and Carly Sheppard, as well as being shortlisted for the 2021 MTC Cyber Electric Series. Her play STUCK was also shortlisted for the Red Stitch Ink program in 2022, a public reading with Eva Seymour and Peta Brady at LaMama's 2024 Explorations season and a further two week development at LaMama in 2025. This year (2026) Megan’s play STUCK has been selected for the VCE Drama Playlist and will have a fully produced season at LaMama theatre in May. This will be followed by a regional tour slot at her local and beloved Warrnambool Lighthouse Theatre!

As a playwright Megan is committed to bringing the voice of regional Australia to the foreground of Australian theatre and wants metro audiences to be educated on the regional experience.