Matthew Floyd Jones is a musician, writer and performer. He is known for his work in the musical comedy double act

Frisky & Mannish Frisky & Mannish is a British musical comedy double act, created and performed by singer Laura Corcoran and pianist-singer Matthew Floyd Jones. Known for their pop music parodies, the duo have toured the fringe festival and comedy festival cir ...

, formed in 2008, and for composing the score of the West End musical '' Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder!'', which was presented at the Ambassadors Theatre, London in 2024. Jones is an

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alumnus with a degree in Classics and English literature; whilst studying he competed for the Oxford University Dancesport Club, winning two varsity matches and a Full Blue, and wrote songs for

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. He appeared in ''Camera Lucida'' at the

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, which won the

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in 2014, and played George in the

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production of '' Miss Nightingale''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Matthew Floyd 1985 births Living people Alumni of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford English musical theatre composers Musicians from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames