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Controversial musical about disappearance of Shannon Matthews set to hit the stage

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A musical highlighting the story of Shannon Matthews' disappearance is set to hit the stage.

The work comes 12 years after the Dewsbury Moor girl went missing for more than three weeks before she was found hidden in the base of a divan bed at a flat just a mile from her home.

Her disappearance sparked one of West Yorkshire's biggest manhunts and the Dewsbury Moor estate banded together to search for the schoolgirl and support her family. However, some suspected her mother Karen had something to do with it.

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