MATTHEW FLOYD JONES
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CURRENT & RECENT WORK
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Co-writer, arranger, musical director & pianist
JESS ROBINSON:
YOUR SONG
Celebrating Elton John through the voices of iconic women, courtesy of pitch-perfect impressions from the multi award-winning ‘Dead Ringers' star.
Written and performed by Jess Robinson.
Co-produced by Jess Robinson, Topper & Fred & Sophie Chapman Talent.
Brighton Komedia (7 Jun 25),
Glastonbury Festival (29 Jun 25),
London Soho Theatre (1-4 Jul 25),
Isle of Wight Bosco Theatre (24 Jul 25),
Edinburgh Assembly (30 Jul–24 Aug 25),
London Underbelly Boulevard (20 Sep 25).
“An uproarious triumph” ★★★★★ Broadway World
”A masterclass in musical comedy” ★★★★★ Edinburgh Reviews
”Mesmerising” ★★★★ The List
”A joyous homage” ★★★★ Fest
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Composer, co-lyricist, musical director & pianist
DASHING
A brand-new Christmas musical.
Book and lyrics by Will Jackson.
Presented by The Other Palace and Mercury Musical Developments (Musical Bites).
London Other Palace (12 Jun 25).
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Arranger, musical director & keyboardist
I CAN DIE TOO
Piaf meets punk, inspired by Cocteau’s ‘La voix humaine’.
Story by Frances Ruffelle.
Play by Alan Cumming, Sally George & Frances Ruffelle.
Directed by Bill Buckhurst.
Produced by Aria Entertainment.
London Sadler’s Wells (23 May 25).
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Librettist, composer, lyricist, musical director & pianist
GUNPOWDER HILL
An intriguing musical of hidden consequences, loosely based on a true Surrey story.
Directed by Julian Woolford. Produced by Guildford School of Acting (MFA Musical Theatre New Writing Project).
Guildford Ivy Arts Centre (27 Feb–1 Mar 25).
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Composer, lyricist & musical director
THE ELMER ADVENTURE
Three friends head off on a joyful jungle adventure in this magical adaptation of David McKee’s much-loved Elmer books.
Directed by Toby Mitchell.
Produced by Marcus Marsh for Tall Stories.
Salford The Lowry (22–26 Oct 24),
London Southbank Centre (30 Oct–3 Nov 24),
UK Tour (8 Apr–20 Jul 25).
“So catchy that children were singing it as they left the auditorium” Musical Theatre Review
”The music is a standout” All About Theatre
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Co-writer, co-director, arranger, performer
FRISKY & MANNISH:
POPCORN
From its sweeping soundtracks and iconic themes to its ludicrous tropes, the silver screen is fertile ground for the pop academics to rip apart and redefine.
Co-written and performed by Laura Corcoran.
Co-directed by Laura Corcoran, James Cook, Baz Hilton, Tom Lyon, Olivia Race & Stuart Warrington for Superla.tv.
Produced by Henry Filloux-Bennett for Lawrence Batley Theatre with Simon Clark.
Streaming via Lawrence Batley Theatre (31 Jul–31 Aug 24).
“An absolute riot that sets the bar for hybrid comedy productions punishingly high” ★★★★ West End Best Friend
“Incredible musical talent” ★★★★ Frankly My Dear
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UPCOMING & DEVELOPING WORK
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Composer & co-lyricist
BECKTACULAR BECKTACULAR
Book and lyrics by Olivia Hirst.
Produced by Silent Uproar.
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Composer & co-lyricist
LOURDES! THE MUSICAL!
Book and lyrics by Anthony Keigher.
Directed by Sarah Meadows.
Produced by Hannah Turk for Xnthony Ltd.
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KEY WORK
“The mad scientists of pop, mixing unlikely solutions from incompatible artists and distilling entire genres into their separate elements with the tenacity of a Rottweiler and the charm of a Disney prince.”
FRISKY & MANNISH
A musical comedy double act conceived, written, arranged, performed, directed and produced by MFJ & Laura Corcoran.
SELECTED PERFORMANCES:
London: Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Southbank Centre, Lyric Theatre, Noël Coward Theatre, The Forum, KOKO, Hippodrome, Café de Paris, Lovebox.
UK & Eire: Edinburgh (Fringe, International TV Festival & Hogmanay), Cardiff (Wales Millennium Centre), Dublin (Samuel Beckett Theatre), Manchester (Pride), Glastonbury, Bestival, Latitude, T in the Park, 9 tours.
International: Sydney (Opera House & Seymour Centre), Adelaide (Fringe & Cabaret Festivals), Perth (Fringe World), Melbourne (Comedy Festival), New Zealand (Arts Festival & Auckland Live), New York (Slipper Room), Berlin (ufaFabrik), Singapore (Howl at the Moon) & Hong Kong (Central Harbourfront).
Radio: BBC Radio 1 (Scott Mills, ‘Perfect Christmas Single’), BBC Radio 2 (Jo Whiley, The Arts Show), BBC Radio 3 (The Verb), BBC Radio 4 (Sketchorama), BBC 6 Music (Lauren Laverne).
Television: BBC2 (The Culture Show), BBC3 (Live at the Fringe).
Other: The Frisky & Mannish Podcast (#1 on iTunes Comedy Chart), Too Cabaret: A Message for Gary Barlow (viral short film).
“Nothing short of astonishing” ★★★★★ Adelaide Advertiser
“What can I say?” ★★★★★ British Theatre Guide
“There just aren’t enough superlatives to describe the experience” ★★★★★ Broadway Baby
“Pure exhilarating brilliance from start to finish” ★★★★★ Chortle
“Dazzling” ★★★★★ Edinburgh Spotlight
“Electric” ★★★★★ FreshAir
“The undisputed hit of the Edinburgh Fringe” ★★★★★ The Herald
“Genuinely inspiring… they might some day eclipse the pop stars they're parodying” ★★★★★ The List
“A gold-star masterclass” ★★★★★ Mail on Sunday
“Words almost fail me” ★★★★★ One4Review
“Just plain wonderful” ★★★★★ The Skinny
“Will send a chill down your spine” ★★★★★ Three Weeks
“Fully blown superstars” ★★★★★ Time Out
“Clever, inventive, polished, prodigiously talented and extremely funny” ★★★★★ Time Out Sydney
“A must-see hour of perfect musical comedy” ★★★★★ West End Wilma
“Devastatingly clever” ★★★★ Arts Hub
“Deliriously entertaining” ★★★★ The Independent
“Outlandishly funny” ★★★★ The Mail
“Constantly evolving” ★★★★ Metro
“Outstanding” ★★★★ The Observer
“A force of nature” ★★★★ West Australian
“You won’t want to be anywhere else” The Guardian
“Unbelievable” The Sun
“Superb and uncontrollable” Sunday Times
“Delivered with such glittering panache” The Telegraph
“A global phenomenon” The Times
☆ Winners, The Guardian Award
☆ Winners, Adelaide Fringe Weekly Award
☆ Winners, Entertainmentwise Award
☆ Winners, FringeGuru Award
☆ Runners-up, Hackney Empire New Act of the Year
☆ Runners-up, Edinburgh Festival Guide’s Top Rated Shows
☆ Nominees, Chortle Award for Best Music or Variety Act
☆ Nominees, Loaded LAFTA Award for Best Newcomer
“The comedians, Frisky & Mannish”
The Independent
“Frisky & Mannish interview”
The Telegraph
“Where are comedy’s male-female double acts?”
The Guardian
“Frisky & Mannish: It’s hard making pop music funnier than it already is”
The Observer
“What cabaret can teach traditional theatre”
The Guardian
“This is impossible! We’ve got no motives. No suspects. We don’t know anything! Who knew solving a murder would be so hard?”
Murder-obsessed best friends Kathy and Stella, the hosts of Hull’s least successful true crime podcast, suddenly find themselves part of the story when their favourite author is killed. Can they crack the case (and become global podcast superstars) before the killer strikes again…?
KATHY & STELLA SOLVE A MURDER!
A comedy musical about two true crime podcasters thrust into a thrilling whodunnit of their own.
Music, lyrics, arrangements and musical direction by MFJ.
Book and lyrics by Jon Brittain.
Direction by Jon Brittain & Fabian Aloise.
Produced by Francesca Moody, Kater Gordon, Fiery Angel & Wessex Grove.
Images by Mihaela Bodlovic & Pamela Raith featuring Bronté Barbé, Rebekah Hinds, Imelda Warren-Green, Elliot Broadfoot, Hannah-Jane Fox, Jodie Jacobs, TJ Lloyd, Ben Redfern, Elliotte Williams-N’Dure, Jacob Kohli & Sarah Pearson.
PERFORMANCES:
Edinburgh Paines Plough Roundabout at Summerhall (2022),
Edinburgh Underbelly (2023),
Bristol Old Vic (2023),
Manchester HOME (2023),
London Ambassadors Theatre (2024).
☆ Winner, Musical Theatre Review Award for Best Musical
☆ Winner, Theatre Weekly Award for Best Musical
☆ Pick of the Fringe MusicalTalk
☆ Best Shows of the Edinburgh Fringe The Stage
“Terrific… painfully funny” ★★★★★ Arts Desk
“I defy you not to fall in love with it” ★★★★★ The i
“Brilliantly joyful” ★★★★ Evening Standard
“Catchy songs and witty, perceptive lines” ★★★★ Financial Times
“Lightning music and lyrics… packed with artistry” ★★★★ The Guardian
“Fast-paced, clever, funny and bang up to date” ★★★★ The Scotsman
“Not only packed with super songs but fabulously underscored too… The style, speed and overall playfulness is irresistible” Musical Theatre Review
“One of the big success stories at last year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a bona fide hit during a tricky year when the fringe was still in recovery mode… a big, warm-hearted show at a time when people needed just that” The Stage
“Something good is happening when a young group, outside the established and celebrated mainstream, get together and make a show on the fringes, daring to be different, facing the perils of launching it down the slipway to fill the stalls with surprised glee” Libby Purves, Theatrecat
“Richard used to be on Top of the World, to the left of (and slightly behind) Karen. Now he’s coming back with a vengeance, only to find that it’s not exactly Yesterday, Once More. In a world where Rainy Days and Mondays collide, one man’s Solitairy journey to find himself has Only Just Begun.”
RICHARD CARPENTER IS CLOSE TO YOU
A play about being stuck behind the piano.
Written and performed by MFJ.
Dramaturgy by Charlotte Gittins.
Produced by Carrie Hardie for Serious Comedy & Samuel Nunn for RBM.
Images by Alli Burke, Mark Dawson & Tricia Yourkevich/BBC.
PERFORMANCES:
Brighton Otherplace (2017),
Oxford Old Fire Station (2017),
Buxton Underground (2017),
Bristol Wardrobe Theatre (2017),
Edinburgh Underbelly & BBC Presents (2017),
Adelaide Festival Centre (2018),
Melbourne Butterfly Club (2018),
London Bloomsbury Theatre (2018),
UK tour (2018).
☆ Winner, Buxton Fringe Award for Best New Writing
☆ Best Shows of the Edinburgh Fringe The Stage
“Achieves something rare… with a hugely commendable lightness of touch” ★★★★★ Reviews Hub
“Probably the most impressive performance I’ve seen at the Fringe” ★★★★½ Edinburgh Culture Review
“The pastiche musical numbers are meticulously constructed, as you might expect, but the bittersweet comedy narrative is priceless” ★★★★ The Stage
“Delightfully on the money… [a] stroke of genius” ★★★★ The Times
“One of the best shows I’ve seen” Australian Arts Review
“It’s a show about unmet expectations... [combining] the expert pop pastiche that MFJ and Laura Corcoran delivered as Frisky & Mannish with the more uncanny and unnerving neurotic introspection that has marked Floyd Jones’s recent solo projects. The result is powerful, entertaining and empowering, and bloody funny.” Ben Walters, Not Television
“Sally’s a happy person. She doesn’t let little things get her down and almost never cries. But she’s got an illness. It makes her feel like she isn’t the person she wants to be…”
A SUPER HAPPY STORY (ABOUT FEELING SUPER SAD)
A fun, silly and sad show for anyone whose brain isn’t always on their side.
Music, lyrics and musical direction by MFJ.
Book and lyrics by Jon Brittain.
Direction by Alex Mitchell.
Produced by Martin Atkinson for Silent Uproar, & Seabright Productions.
Developed with support from Hull UK City of Culture 2017.
Images by Sam Taylor featuring Madeleine MacMahon, Sophie Clay & Ed Yelland.
PERFORMANCES:
Hull Truck (2017),
London New Diorama (2017),
Edinburgh Pleasance (2017),
Aldeburgh HighTide Festival (2018),
UK tour (2018),
London VAULT Festival (2020),
UK tour (2020),
London Wilton’s Music Hall & Stream.theatre (2021).
A transfer to 59E59 Theaters New York was announced for 2020 but cancelled due to the pandemic.
☆ Winner, Fringe First Award
☆ Winner, Musical Theatre Review Award for Best Musical
☆ Winner, KSF Artists of Choice Award for UK Musical Theatre
☆ Nominee, Holden Street Theatre Award
☆ Nominee, Mental Health Fringe Award
☆ Nominee, Off West End Award for Best Musical
“Jones does a stellar job here” ★★★★★ The Upcoming
“Enrapturing… You’d be hard pushed to find a better musical at this year’s Fringe” ★★★★★ What’s On Stage
“Beautiful, spine-tingling show” ★★★★ The List
“Wonderfully witty songs” ★★★★ The Scotsman
“A mix of wit and low key emotion that suddenly grips you by your heart” The Guardian
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SELECTED PREVIOUS WORK
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COMPOSITION & ARRANGEMENT
NANNY (Composer, co-lyricist, musical director & pianist)
Written by Alana Ramsey, Lizzie Stables & Jenny Rainsford.
Directed by Jenny Rainsford.
Produced by Bethany Cooper & Liz Vogler/Folio Theatre.
Bristol Old Vic, Theatre Royal Plymouth (2024).
PLANET GINGERLINE, CHAMBERS OF FLAVOUR & MADAME GINGERLINE (Composer, lyricist & arranger)
Conceived by Suz Mountfort & Kerry Adamson.
Gingerline Group London (2013-6).
STAY ANOTHER SONG (Arranger, musical director & pianist)
Devised and directed by Elayce Ismail.
Produced by Imogen Brodie/Taking Part.
Young Vic London (2016).
2012: AN OLYMPIC VAUDEVILLE (Composer, co-writer & -lyricist, performer)
Co-written and performed by Leela Bunce.
Produced by James Haddrell/Greenwich Theatre Emerging Artists.
Greenwich Theatre London (2012).
“Bursting with inventive attention to music, comedy, visual impact and dramatic structure” Time Out Critics’ Choice
☆ Nominee, Stiles & Drewe Prize for Best New Song (2014)
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PERFORMANCE
CAMERA LUCIDA (Fig. 3)
Conceived and directed by Dickie Beau. Produced by Dicky Eton/Dead City Radio. Image by Tristram Kenton/Guardian.
Barbican Centre London (2014).
☆ Winner, Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award
HEELS OF GLORY (Honey)
Written by Tricity Vogue. Music by Richard Link. Directed by Stephen Heatley. Image by James Millar featuring Susan Harrison.
Chelsea Theatre London (2016).
MISS NIGHTINGALE (George)
Written, directed and produced by Matthew Bugg. Image by Darren Bell featuring Lauren Chinery, Oliver Mawdsley & Adam Langstaff.
The Hippodrome London (2018)
”Jones is sodding marvellous… channelling his inner Liza Minnelli straddling a straight-back chair. In less capable hands, it could have been a weak impression of the original but Jones makes it inarguably his” Exeunt
PUNCH (John)
Written by Steven Bloomer. Directed by Jessica Edwards. Produced by Little Dog Productions. Image by Flavia Fraser-Cannon featuring Kirsty Mann.
Underbelly Edinburgh (2012).
ROYAL VAUXHALL (Kenny Everett)
Written by Desmond O’Connor. Directed by Lucy Wray. Produced by Suzanna Rosenthal/Something for the Weekend. Image by David Monteith Hodge.
Latitude Festival, Royal Vauxhall Tavern London (2016).
WIF & WER (Paul)
Written by Rona Munro. Directed by Anna Ledwich. Produced by Ben Monks/Women Centre Stage Festival.
National Theatre Temporary Theatre London (2015).
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OTHER
A STRANGER KIND (Musician)
Orofena Films (2015).
☆ Winner, New York Horror Film Festival Audience Award
BEANS (Writer)
Canal Café Theatre London (2017).
”A bright-eyed and spiky show” The Stage ★★★★
”A sixty minute whirlwind of gag after gag” Boyz ★★★★
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Musical director & pianist)
CAST Doncaster (2017).
A fully British Sign Language-integrated production.
FOUR SCREWS LOOSE: SCREWTOPIA! & THE BIG SCREW-UP (Director)
Assembly Edinburgh, St James Theatre London, Adelaide Fringe, Southbank Centre; filmed for BBC Arts and Odeon (2013-4).
RICHARD DAVID-CAINE: TALL, DARK AND ANXIOUS (Director)
Underbelly Edinburgh, Soho Theatre London (2022).
☆ Winner, Amused Moose Comedy Award for Outstanding Show
RUTH LESS (Writer & performer)
Performances include Barbican Centre, Shoreditch Town Hall, Soho Theatre, Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club & Glastonbury Festival.
☆ Winner, Double R Club’s Miss Twin Peaks (2013)
SESSION SQUARED (Writer)
☆ Winner, 48 Hour Film Project London Audience Award (2013)
THE ARTIST-CRITIC CONFLICT (Writer, performer & producer)
☆ Nominee, British Comedy Award for Best Internet Comedy Programme (2014)
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CONTACT
Professional enquiries to:
Helen Mumby at The Soho Agency (UK)
Michael Finkle at WME (USA)
Enquiries about licensing A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad) to:
Lily Williams at Curtis Brown
All other enquiries:
