Lilla Beddinge Theatre presents Äppelkriget

Inspired by the film by Hans Alfredson & Tage Danielsson

Performances: Thursday–Sunday, 25 June – 19 July 2026

Financier Volkswagner arrives in Änglamark with grand plans. With him are politicians, PR consultants, local power brokers and a team of efficient operatives. Everything already seems decided. But they have not counted on the Lindberg family – and above all not on Hanne, a thirteen-year-old girl with a clarity no one can outmatch.

Cunning is set against money, community against greed. When it turns out that half of the Lindberg family consists of people with elemental, almost mythical powers, the struggle takes on a fairytale dimension. It becomes a witty, sharp and heartfelt confrontation between big finance and rural life, between exploitation and nature’s cycles.

But which force will prevail? What is stronger: humanity’s hope for care, kindness and community – or the insatiable hunger for wealth, power, and the desire for the treasures hidden in the mountain?

Hans Alfredson and Tage Danielsson were early in placing environmental issues at the centre. In this musical adaptation, the beloved storyline of the film is preserved, but with modern references to our own time. It is just as relevant today as it was then – and just as entertaining.

With your heart full of warmth and the melodies still resonating within you, you step out after the performance into the sunset over Söderslätt, with the fields gently swaying around you – a beautiful ending to a magical summer evening.

The Apple War is produced with support from Signatur, Visit Trelleborg, Skurups Sparbank, Svante Bergström Theatre Foundation and TrelleborgsHem.

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