The show was later adapted for television, using Sturehov Manor near Stockholm as the setting. This has been released on DVD and the film soundtrack has been released for both LP and CD.
Plot
The story is set at the beginning of the 19th century, an era that Hasse & Tage thought was very much like the 1960s.
A group of people from the upper classes has withdrawn to a place in the country where they plan to live for a couple of days, listening to Schubert's music and simply enjoying life.
The plan goes very wrong however, when most of the things go wrong and the company runs out of food and drinks in a couple of days.
Music
All the music in the show was based on compositions originally written by Franz Schubert, but with new lyrics and arrangements by Hans Alfredsson and Tage Danielsson.
The songs used in the show are as follows:
Spader, Madame! (A word play, Spader Madame can be thought of as The Queen of Spades, but the sentence actually means "I'm going crazy, madame"), sung by all
The stage play, although popular with the public, got very bad reviews from the press. The televised version, however, gave the show recognition among both public and critics. Those who had been negative about the stage play and written harsh reviews on it gave a very positive response to the other version of the show.
The show was revived at Malmö stadsteater in 1977 and at the Göteborg City Theatre in 1986.
References
Staffan Schöier & Stefan Hermelin (2005). Hasse & Tage: Svenska Ord & co: Saga & Sanning ISBN91-0-010399-3