The song "Grisen i säcken" had ten weeks as number one at the swedish top of the pops-list "Svensktoppen". After loosing its first place it managed to last another six weeks before leaving the toplist alltogether.
The rooftiles of the house in the second act was actually real and given to the production by famous swedish actor Tomas von Brömssen who was living nearby, having the exactly right kind of tiles and, approriatley, doing a roof renovation at the time.
Tickets for this stage production was almost sold out six months before the grand opening and well before scriptwriting had even begun.