The Writer

Lansy Feng

“I was inspired by all the different people I have met and the varied cultural encounters I have experienced. I write to tell my stories, introduce my heritage, culture and background. We are lucky to live in Melbourne, a multicultural city and I believe many people will relate to my story. I aim to contribute by introducing my Taiwanese culture through stories, plays and songs”

- Lansy Feng on ‘Dear Mama’

Lansy Feng is a Taiwanese-Australian actor, singer, writer, theatre-maker and filmmaker, living and working in Melbourne. Lansy graduated from National Theatre Drama School in 2016 and Howard Fine Acting Studio in 2017.

 In 2018, Lansy created the highly reviewed one-woman cabaret How I Met My Dead Husband and performed it at The Butterfly Club and Gasworks Arts Park as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival. The same work was later redeveloped with Wit Incorporated in 2019 for Maribyrnong and Brimbank audiences at the Bluestone Church Arts Space and The Bowery Theatre to community and critical acclaim. The work tells the reincarnating love story of Chuen Jiao falling in love with her soulmate Yueh across four lives. Told in three languages – English, Mandarin and French – the work includes two original songs as well as numerous diverse covers.

 Outside of original work, in 2018 Lansy performed in several productions including musicals On My Way (Western Arts Theatre) and Fanciful Imaginings (Musicworx), theatre production Ophelia Thinks Harder (Wit Incorporated) and short film Origin. She has worked with Two Door Pictures and Talk EZ for web-ads, and Flying Art Films for a music video. In 2019, she co-produced and performed in Westerly at The Butterfly Club. In the same year, she also took on lead roles in the short film The Purpose and Altura Learning’s educational film. In the following year, Lansy took on the lead role of a short play Under A Rock in The City Parks Play production (Melbourne Writers Theatre). Lansy has also performed across Taiwan as a percussionist with Phonon Music when she was living overseas.

In 2020, Lansy co-created Bits of Wit, a web series of original work, as well as numerous independent video works. Her short film Of Course I Speak French was awarded the Judge’s choice award at the Cinespace Inc. 123 short film competition, made finalist and semi-finalist in several international awards, and has been officially selected in the San Diego International Mobile Film Festival. The same year, Lansy took on the role of Artistic Director of the independent theatre company Wit Incorporated. 

In 2021, she performed in the production Every Second (Wit Incorporated) and was invited by Maribyrnong City Council to perform at Amplify:Unsung for International Women’s Day. After a successful season of her original play Dear Mama, There’s Something Maybe I Should Tell You, she is very excited to bring this play live on stage with the amazing team in 2022!

The Director

Early on I asked Lansy how much of the story is true. I had, at that point, ascertained there was a French partner, so I figured that bit was at least accurate. She was very clear that it’s inspired by both her story of moving to a new country for love, and the stories of friends who did the same. I love how she has combined many threads into one, to give us an insight into this particular experience. This play is a beautiful collage of the many challenges we face when we turn our world upside down in order to right it. I am very grateful that she trusted me to bring it to the stage (I suspect… not exactly how she imagined it while writing…) and am continually impressed by her bravery in sharing some of herself with the world. She is an absolute powerhouse (no… really… she turned out three new original songs in less than a day once…) and I’m looking forward to a sequel/something brand new/honestly whatever she does next.

I am proud of the design team and production crew, who had better ideas for their departments than I could ever have. The work you see on stage has been elevated by their thoughtfulness, attention to detail and ability to turn my vague intellectual nonsense into an applicable reality. I am delighted by my cast, who have grown into their roles and created so much magic in this show. And I thank them for bearing with me when the answer to their question “What are we going to do here?” was “I don’t know, yet.” Lastly I want to mention that Wit Inc are a formidable producing team with a true passion for bringing new stories to the stage and I am genuinely humbled to have been working with them since the reading last November. I can’t wait to see what this powerhouse does next

Now, get your boarding pass ready and please make sure your cabin bag can fit in the overhead compartment, or under the seat in front of you. After your trip, please come and find me in the bar, I can’t wait to hear all about your journey.

- Ellen O’Connor, 2022.

The Artists

The Company

Wit Incorporated is an award-winning, artist-led theatre company based in Melbourne's west, creating sustainable, accessible theatre inspired by the community in which it’s made.

The company began in Footscray in 2014, by Jennifer Piper and Belinda Campbell, from a desire to create theatre that presented characters who reflect the world outside of the play.

In 2020, after years of hard work establishing Wit Incorporated, Jennifer and Belinda handed over leadership of the company to Lansy Feng and El Boydell.

The same year, Wit Incorporated became a City of Maribyrnong Triennial Arts Partner.

We offer great theatre, that inspires change. We value creativity, accessibility, sustainability, inclusion and kindness.

We favour stories that explore or examine the intersection of gender, sexuality, culture, ability and identity, and we strive for proper representation on stage and ease of access for all.

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