Mat Trø
@mattroy.bsky.social
Afonydd by Arachne Press out now!
BBC Radio Wales sketch writer for Welcome Strangers.
Aniline City S1:E3.
Words in The Ghastling, Neon Literary, ASP, Hallowzine & more.
Co-host @measurefanpod.bsky.social.
story writer, playwright, poet, host.
Hwntw 🏴
BBC Radio Wales sketch writer for Welcome Strangers.
Aniline City S1:E3.
Words in The Ghastling, Neon Literary, ASP, Hallowzine & more.
Co-host @measurefanpod.bsky.social.
story writer, playwright, poet, host.
Hwntw 🏴
All the cool event posters for Dark Winter Tales 2025, mostly by @marielashlinn.bsky.social and one by @librarygordon.bsky.social too! I've been bad at updating Bluesky about this, but we've had 2 sold out shows so far & hopefully 2 more to come!! (plus 2 sold out performances of our play Dead Air)
November 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
All the cool event posters for Dark Winter Tales 2025, mostly by @marielashlinn.bsky.social and one by @librarygordon.bsky.social too! I've been bad at updating Bluesky about this, but we've had 2 sold out shows so far & hopefully 2 more to come!! (plus 2 sold out performances of our play Dead Air)
My new play!
Vibes wise- The Mercury Theatre War Of The Worlds meets Late Night With The Devil. Or Me and Orson Welles meets Ghostwatch.
When a troupe of radio actors in 1930s New York begin performing their Halloween output they get more than they bargain for in the chilling tales.
Vibes wise- The Mercury Theatre War Of The Worlds meets Late Night With The Devil. Or Me and Orson Welles meets Ghostwatch.
When a troupe of radio actors in 1930s New York begin performing their Halloween output they get more than they bargain for in the chilling tales.
September 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
My new play!
Vibes wise- The Mercury Theatre War Of The Worlds meets Late Night With The Devil. Or Me and Orson Welles meets Ghostwatch.
When a troupe of radio actors in 1930s New York begin performing their Halloween output they get more than they bargain for in the chilling tales.
Vibes wise- The Mercury Theatre War Of The Worlds meets Late Night With The Devil. Or Me and Orson Welles meets Ghostwatch.
When a troupe of radio actors in 1930s New York begin performing their Halloween output they get more than they bargain for in the chilling tales.
Red Sprites are the coolest atmospheric phenomenon by far.
August 8, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Red Sprites are the coolest atmospheric phenomenon by far.
100% the sexy parties too!
July 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
100% the sexy parties too!
I think about Jack Parsons too much. Maybe it's him being the missing link between Aleister Crowley and L. Ron Hubbard? Maybe it's the pencil moustache? maybe it's the rockets? Maybe it's that he can lay claim to such a title as jet propelled antichrist? whatever it is, I love it.
July 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I think about Jack Parsons too much. Maybe it's him being the missing link between Aleister Crowley and L. Ron Hubbard? Maybe it's the pencil moustache? maybe it's the rockets? Maybe it's that he can lay claim to such a title as jet propelled antichrist? whatever it is, I love it.
Great fun this weekend just gone, taking the Big Words team to perform in the Big Top at Big Love festival.
July 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Great fun this weekend just gone, taking the Big Words team to perform in the Big Top at Big Love festival.
Absolute belter of a gig at Riot Act Bristol last night, got to host the legends Attila the Stockbroker and Jeff Innocent as well as whole bunch of other amazing comedians and poets. Still buzzing from it! Loco Klub, is also a fantastic venue. Fantastic!
June 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Absolute belter of a gig at Riot Act Bristol last night, got to host the legends Attila the Stockbroker and Jeff Innocent as well as whole bunch of other amazing comedians and poets. Still buzzing from it! Loco Klub, is also a fantastic venue. Fantastic!
Upcoming launch events for Afonydd!
May 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Upcoming launch events for Afonydd!
Super chuffed that the first print run of this book has already sold out and a reprint has had to be ordered for general release!
May 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Super chuffed that the first print run of this book has already sold out and a reprint has had to be ordered for general release!
I am absolutely delighted to see that Afonydd (published by the incredible @arachnepress.bsky.social ) has been featured in the Guardian (link below). So proud to be a part of it, can't wait to get my hands on a copy!
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
May 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I am absolutely delighted to see that Afonydd (published by the incredible @arachnepress.bsky.social ) has been featured in the Guardian (link below). So proud to be a part of it, can't wait to get my hands on a copy!
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Doing some comedy in Cardiff on the 27th!
March 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Doing some comedy in Cardiff on the 27th!
Hosted Moonchild at Porter's Bar Cardiff tonight (people are going to start rumours that I live there!).
Had an absolute blast, 4 people had their 1st go tonight, the most ever in one show! I enjoyed this one even more than the one I headlined, so great to be able to give people the platform!
Had an absolute blast, 4 people had their 1st go tonight, the most ever in one show! I enjoyed this one even more than the one I headlined, so great to be able to give people the platform!
March 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Hosted Moonchild at Porter's Bar Cardiff tonight (people are going to start rumours that I live there!).
Had an absolute blast, 4 people had their 1st go tonight, the most ever in one show! I enjoyed this one even more than the one I headlined, so great to be able to give people the platform!
Had an absolute blast, 4 people had their 1st go tonight, the most ever in one show! I enjoyed this one even more than the one I headlined, so great to be able to give people the platform!
Hosting this tonight! Come along, sign up, bring your sweetie, but don't let them sign up if they don't know how long 5 minutes is!
March 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Hosting this tonight! Come along, sign up, bring your sweetie, but don't let them sign up if they don't know how long 5 minutes is!
Some incredible photos by my good chum Dom Pomes, who is not on Bsky, of me co-hosting Riot Act Bristol last night with its founder Samuel Cohen. The headliners were the West Countries finest, Wil Hodgeson (not pictured), and the inimitable Arthur Smith. Grumpy old man laureate!
February 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Some incredible photos by my good chum Dom Pomes, who is not on Bsky, of me co-hosting Riot Act Bristol last night with its founder Samuel Cohen. The headliners were the West Countries finest, Wil Hodgeson (not pictured), and the inimitable Arthur Smith. Grumpy old man laureate!
Had an amazing time doing a short spot Riot Act in Bristol last week. Huge huge privilege to perform alongside Edson Burton, Lawrence Hoo & Mark Thomas, a long-time comedy hero.
Thanks to Samuel Cohen and co for making this fantastic night happen!
If you're in the area, check it out, it's great!
Thanks to Samuel Cohen and co for making this fantastic night happen!
If you're in the area, check it out, it's great!
January 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Had an amazing time doing a short spot Riot Act in Bristol last week. Huge huge privilege to perform alongside Edson Burton, Lawrence Hoo & Mark Thomas, a long-time comedy hero.
Thanks to Samuel Cohen and co for making this fantastic night happen!
If you're in the area, check it out, it's great!
Thanks to Samuel Cohen and co for making this fantastic night happen!
If you're in the area, check it out, it's great!
When i worked in insurance, I had an elderly shopkeeper use his extensive knowledge of 80/90s action films to cover his phonetics-
R for Robocop
S for Suburban Commando
T for Terminator
P for Predator 2
(I like to think he used the sequel so I knew he wasn't talking about sexual predators).
R for Robocop
S for Suburban Commando
T for Terminator
P for Predator 2
(I like to think he used the sequel so I knew he wasn't talking about sexual predators).
January 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
When i worked in insurance, I had an elderly shopkeeper use his extensive knowledge of 80/90s action films to cover his phonetics-
R for Robocop
S for Suburban Commando
T for Terminator
P for Predator 2
(I like to think he used the sequel so I knew he wasn't talking about sexual predators).
R for Robocop
S for Suburban Commando
T for Terminator
P for Predator 2
(I like to think he used the sequel so I knew he wasn't talking about sexual predators).
Gigging in a Goth tunnel in Bristol tonight!
January 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Gigging in a Goth tunnel in Bristol tonight!
Lovely day hosting the Prince of Wales* room for the amazing Cardiff Mini Film festival. Always a pleasure!
*I'm going to pretend the Prince of Wales here is referring to Hywel Dda or Rhodri Mawr.
*I'm going to pretend the Prince of Wales here is referring to Hywel Dda or Rhodri Mawr.
January 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Lovely day hosting the Prince of Wales* room for the amazing Cardiff Mini Film festival. Always a pleasure!
*I'm going to pretend the Prince of Wales here is referring to Hywel Dda or Rhodri Mawr.
*I'm going to pretend the Prince of Wales here is referring to Hywel Dda or Rhodri Mawr.
Forgot to post some pics of me headlining the inaugural Moonchild Poetry Night in Porter's, Cardiff. This gig is the new home of Howl at the Moon following the Closure of The Moon. Fantastic night, thanks to Ellis and Loz and the Porter's gang for making it happen!
January 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Forgot to post some pics of me headlining the inaugural Moonchild Poetry Night in Porter's, Cardiff. This gig is the new home of Howl at the Moon following the Closure of The Moon. Fantastic night, thanks to Ellis and Loz and the Porter's gang for making it happen!
This is Emyr, my new friend. He must know that I'm writing and very vulnerable to distraction because he has taken up residence behind my legs in the coffee shop while his human reads a book at the next table.
January 6, 2025 at 10:42 AM
This is Emyr, my new friend. He must know that I'm writing and very vulnerable to distraction because he has taken up residence behind my legs in the coffee shop while his human reads a book at the next table.
Some photos from the final night of spooky stories at Porters! A packed room, incredible readers, and a fab venue! Thanks to everyone who came and made it special by keeping the joy of the winter spooky story alive. If you missed us, don't worry, we'll be back next year with more chilling tales!
January 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Some photos from the final night of spooky stories at Porters! A packed room, incredible readers, and a fab venue! Thanks to everyone who came and made it special by keeping the joy of the winter spooky story alive. If you missed us, don't worry, we'll be back next year with more chilling tales!
Some arty photos of my by Matt Jarrett from the Le Pub gig. The first one is the Luger scene from Grandma and Krampus. Second is me reading Nancy from the Ghastling.
January 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Some arty photos of my by Matt Jarrett from the Le Pub gig. The first one is the Luger scene from Grandma and Krampus. Second is me reading Nancy from the Ghastling.
Absolutely over the moon to have my poem Duck Race published by @arachnepress.bsky.social in their new anthology, Afonydd (to be released in 2025). Each poem will cover a specific river in Wales, which means something special to the writer.
December 18, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Absolutely over the moon to have my poem Duck Race published by @arachnepress.bsky.social in their new anthology, Afonydd (to be released in 2025). Each poem will cover a specific river in Wales, which means something special to the writer.