 The Swedish broadcast version of the musical , containing both Swedish and English lyrics , had its world première on 14 August 2009 , when it was performed at a special event in Stockholm 's Södra Theatre and broadcast on Sveriges Radio 's P1 channel . An exclusive edition of 1 @,@ 000 CDs was released by SR Records , the Sveriges Radio record label , at the same time . The band later released an English version of the work on their own Lil ' Beethoven label , initially only available as a double vinyl and digital download . BBC 6 Music and presenter Stuart Maconie hosted the English version 's première in London on 28 October 2009 , followed by a Q & A session with the Mael brothers . 
