Dé é det här vi kallar kärlek

The musical Dé é det här vi kallar kärlek (This Is What We Call Love) premièred on 22 September and ran until 10 December 2023 at Nöjesteatern in Malmö.

The year is 1985. Melodifestivalen is Sweden’s competition to choose its Eurovision entry and it is in terminal decline. So national broadcaster Sveriges Television decides to roll out the biggest talent contest ever. And it is heading for the little town of Målinge. In the homes and shops and on the streets, preparations are being made for the major show that is going to put Målinge on the map. A number of figures unfamiliar to the townsfolk arrive in the midst of all this, quickly upsetting the small town’s status quo…