Shannon Matthews musical. Sorry but I’m laughing

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At the song titles 😂😂

Not sure I even did a review in all fairness. Or if I did, it would have only have been one. It was a while ago now.

Anyway, not for me. Good luck with it.

Have a good day :-)

I'm actually feeling quite sorry for you @BarryGw To be that devoid of compassion and empathy must make life difficult at times. I'm guessing you're a dentist....

And yes, that's MY attempt at a little dark humour, seeing as you enjoy it so much. Naturally based on Steve Martin's wonderful portrayal of a "stereotypical dentist" in Little Shop of Horrors.

I got the humour. Much appreciated! My chosen career is much worse than a dentist tho. I'm in IT, we really cause people pain lol

IT huh. That actually does explain a lot. Well, as I'm sure you can see, lots of people DO have compassion and empathy for Shannon Matthews and you're probably in the minority (or at least, you're one of the few who is prepared to openly declare your lack). I applaud you for your honesty whilst being simultaneously horrified that such emotional deserts walk amongst us.
Namaste.

Have a great day, I wish you well.

I just Googled, and yes there really is a Shannon Matthews Musical

I had hoped this was a wind up post.

sick ! that poor girl ( obiv no longer a ' girl ' ) her ordeal has now been turned into ' entertainment '

I won't be going.

Hey @BarryGw i died laughing at under me bed.
There we are. Sometimes a laugh at bad things is all we can do

You're not laughing at your own misfortune but that of a child's so you might want to row back on presenting yourself as some kind of stoic.

‘Mumsnet Karen’s’. So women then.

Whoever made this musical are obviously some emotionally underdeveloped people. It doesn’t matter what they or we think, there’s a young woman out there whose childhood abuse and neglect is being made into a ‘gotcha’ joke. If they’re already this desperately defensive of what they’re doing, on some level they know it’s wrong.

I’m laughing at the rhyme

but thanks mum 🥰🥰🥰

It might well be the best play produced in the last decade but the producer used to term Karen to refer to women who voice an opinion. If he had used a slur against any other group of people he would have, quite rightly, be pulled up on it. But mouthy women are fair game.

I think it is in very poor taste and completely inappropriate to be honest!

Unless you have actually suffered the trauma.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx245q4nyyet

Today this happened. Shall we wait for another 15 years to wait for a musical on this. The difference between “Baby Reindeer” and this musical is that the writer CHOSE to write his trauma.

Not while the victim is still alive though. 🙄

Was there such a reaction to the tv drama serial about Shannon's case? Which let's be honest here, was for entertainment, and to make lots of people money.

Maybe this isn't to your taste, I suspect it's not mine.

But if you watched that one, and thought it was fine to make that... I don't think you've got the moral grounds to object to the making of any other version.

Yes the tv drama was entertainment. Yes some people did object.
But the big difference was that it was about the betrayal of the community that supported Karen and were genuinely worried for Shannon. It was done with respect for the family, Shannon and the community.
This musical is just point and laugh at the poor northerners.