"It is an alarming and at the same time extraordinarily beautiful image of humanity gone astray: people will never make it on their own, but as a group they become overconfident, lose sight of nature, and therefore go down just the same. Left or right, it is bad news for that splendidly ploughing, planting, plodding human being."

"‘Werken en dagen’ is sublime in the way it uses the craft of theatre very carefully and sparingly to show what we as human beings have lost forever by not treating the natural environment sparingly and carefully. (...) ' Werken en dagen' is a theatre show that’s like a painting by Permeke: raw, striking and ravishingly composed."

"With Werken en dagen , theatre company FC Bergman reflects on the loss of the farming way of life and the need for connection. The wordless performance brims with clever theatrical images that also often hurt. (...) FC Bergman dishes up artfully constructed painterly scenes, but their intent is far from casual. With every scene, you ponder its meaning."

"FC Bergman once again provides spectacle with exciting images about the relation between people and farming (...) The seasons follow one another, and the rites of passage of human beings also come into focus. Birth, growing up, living together, death. All of this is inventively portrayed, with references to iconic paintings and sculptures.… The images are often pregnant with meaning, technically surprising and ingenious."

"Over the years, FC Bergman has perfected the art of representation. Visuals, lighting and music are employed with breathtaking effectiveness (and the requisite humour) (...) Werken en dagen is a magnificently designed warning about the loss of community."

"I’m mesmerised, there are so many dimensions to this community and I’m engaged every time we go deeper into their workings. They do horrible and beautiful acts with equal measure, they’re focused and determined because of an implicit awareness of something greater than themselves."