Page 6 | Shannon Matthews musical. Sorry but I’m laughing

Hekett · 25/10/2024 09:40

cout · 25/10/2024 07:48

I have a sick sense of humour but I'm not laughing at this.

Just seems incredibly immature.

This. It’s basically mocking someone’s trauma.

Lookslikemeemaw · 25/10/2024 09:37

yarnbarn · 25/10/2024 09:35

Several of these have been done over the years. They don't focus on people being abused, but his music. I think that's very different to this.

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I’m not going to anything that features paedophiles …

yarnbarn · 25/10/2024 09:35

Lookslikemeemaw · 25/10/2024 09:33

Wow, that would be right up there with the Michael Jackson musical for me…

Several of these have been done over the years. They don't focus on people being abused, but his music. I think that's very different to this.

yarnbarn · 25/10/2024 09:34

I'm really broad minded OP, but you are laughing at this?

Can you explain why the song titles are funny?

Lookslikemeemaw · 25/10/2024 09:33

Wow, that would be right up there with the Michael Jackson musical for me…

Jessie1259 · 25/10/2024 09:32

That poor kid (now young women). Why would anyone think making a big joke out of her abuse was ok?

refreshingseahorse · 25/10/2024 09:31

This is all very Nathan Barley. Total fucking Mexico.

herecomesautumn · 25/10/2024 09:28

I would have posted earlier but I couldn't stop laughing. It's so hilarious.

OP I would wonder just why you think this is funny

The whole package. The subject matter, the daily Star (do people actually read that?) and the K slur.

Awful

Attelina · 25/10/2024 09:17

A real person's feelings are in lives so no I don't think it's funny.

Having it all made public again could be extremely distressing for her.

Also for the other siblings.

BodyKeepingScore · 25/10/2024 09:15

I can only imagine that this will cause an immense amount of pain to Shannon and her siblings, it definitely ought not to have been made in their lifetime.

Ive a fairly thick skin, and not easily offended, but making a mockery of a child being abused and held hostage is just abhorrent.

Thommasina · 25/10/2024 09:15

They've made a film of it so I guess this is publicity. Hopefully the treatment is nicer than it sounds.

HelloMyNameIsElderSmurf · 25/10/2024 09:14

Edinburgh Fringe veteran (or indeed Karen) of many decades here.

Musical about Gwynneth Paltrow's ski incident = fucking hilarious because it's punching up.

Musical about a poor wee lassie who is trying to get on with her life and forget the horrendous, public abuse she suffered = lowest of the low because it's punching down.

Not everything that sells out in Edinburgh (and actually, did it because I don't remember it all) is 'comedy gold'.

FanofLeaves · 25/10/2024 09:13

Ivyn · 25/10/2024 08:56

So you're just here to create publicity?

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I suspect testing a general appetite for it before investing in any kind of run. God knows who’s actually put it on at their venue though.

Boobygravy · 25/10/2024 08:59

That poor girl must have permanent trauma, a fear of confined spaces and huge trust issues.
If the sick 'composers' do make any money they should give every penny to Shannon Matthews.

Ivyn · 25/10/2024 08:56

MaryBerrysEyelashes · 25/10/2024 07:52

Well, don’t be too snobby about it because it’s sold out at four week run at the Edinburgh festival

So you're just here to create publicity?

CocoapuffPuff · 25/10/2024 08:54

So the OP finds child abuse funny? That child is still living her life, hopefully in peace, and along come some awful people to turn the suffering she went through into an amusing money maker for themselves. And it's funny?
OP, you need some serious therapy. I'm not sure sociopathic tendencies can be cured but I'd like to think there may be help for you out there.

MrsWinkly · 25/10/2024 08:47

Is this real???
Who are the utter scumbags who think child abuse is entertaining?
And more importantly, what's wrong with these people?

This is one of those hideous parallel universe moments 😞

Newterm · 25/10/2024 08:44

Child abuse is never funny.

Thommasina · 25/10/2024 08:43

Seasmoke · 25/10/2024 08:40

Absolutely right. A load of middle class Trustafarian twats laughing at poor people with accents because it's so 'edgy'.

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Nailed it.

Seasmoke · 25/10/2024 08:40

Sethera · 25/10/2024 08:32

What the creators of this lack the self-awareness to see, is that it's actually just another case of pretentious 'artsy' types sneering at the lowly working/benefits class.

A deprived community within Dewsbury came together over the search for Shannon Matthews and were cheated in the most despicable way; Shannon herself was thrust into a horrifying nightmare, but they were all Northerners on benefits, so it's just a larf, innit?

Absolutely right. A load of middle class Trustafarian twats laughing at poor people with accents because it's so 'edgy'.

Changeyourfuckingcar · 25/10/2024 08:34

Nursemumma92 · 25/10/2024 08:00

Disgusting, the poor girl is trying to live her life and there is a musical about her story of abuse as a child?! I can't possibly fathom why anyone would find that remotely funny!

This!! So disgusting. I’m pretty relaxed about most things but for fucks sake, that was a kid’s miserable real-life.

Sethera · 25/10/2024 08:32

What the creators of this lack the self-awareness to see, is that it's actually just another case of pretentious 'artsy' types sneering at the lowly working/benefits class.

A deprived community within Dewsbury came together over the search for Shannon Matthews and were cheated in the most despicable way; Shannon herself was thrust into a horrifying nightmare, but they were all Northerners on benefits, so it's just a larf, innit?

Fizbosshoes · 25/10/2024 08:32

Agree making entertainment and profiting from a young girls abuse is unfunny, crass and insensitive.

KnottedTwine · 25/10/2024 08:23

A quick Google says 1373 shows at the Fringe this year - the Festival is the "official" bit of the programme and has traditionally been opera, classical music and theatre.

Anyone who has been in Edinburgh in August will know what a rammy it is in the Royal Mile with people thrusting leaflets at you and shouting about their shows and competing for audiences. There are some really good things on at the Fringe and also a load of absolute dross. Performers need to cover their not inconsiderable costs.

MrsMurphyIWish · 25/10/2024 08:16

KnottedTwine · 25/10/2024 08:12

Yes that's the difference between this story and things like Sweeney Todd and Springtime for Hitler.

Sweeeney Todd was a Victorian fictional character who never existed in the first place. Hitler is dead. Shannon Matthews is a real person who is now in her 20s, she has siblings and friends and relatives who are all still alive.

It's in shockingly poor taste the use of "mumsnet Karens" is all you need to know about the mentality of the producer. The Edinburgh Fringe - not the Festival - has got so big over the last decade that people putting on shows need a new angle to get the press coverage and have any hope of sellling tickets. This guy is obviously going for the shock/poor taste angle.

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That is true. I listened to an episode of “the rest is entertainment” and Richard Osman was talking about how new comics could get discovered at The Fringe but now it’s really difficult due to social media - comics are making their talent there.