Works and Days

UK PREMIERE

FC Bergman's latest piece reckons with what is lost when our bond to the earth fades.

Birth, life and death converge at the heart of this visually spectacular performance, as theatre collective FC Bergman seeks the truth about our place in the wider world. Their latest wordless piece blends stunning imagery, movement and music to explore our connection with the land we inhabit.

Journeying from ancient times to the present, the play cycles through the seasons and fundamental human rites of passage. The ingenious set design exposes the actors to all the elements – from fire to water. The magnificent visuals nod to famous pastoral paintings, all told with FC Bergman's signature humour and pathos.

Accompanied by on-stage musicians playing original music inspired by Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, the performance transports you to a time when the land was everything, and our existence was inseparable from it.

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FC Bergman is a company unafraid to go big and bizarre with its gestures, tableaus and design

The Stage


Supported by Sir Ewan and Lady Brown

Programme

A keepsake freesheet is available at the venue for this performance.

Cast & Credits

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  • Stef Aerts
  • Joé Agemans
  • Susan De Ceuster
  • Geert Goossens
  • Fumiyo Ikeda
  • Maryam Sserwamukoko
  • Thomas Verstraeten
  • Marie Vinck
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  • Stef Aerts, Joé Agemans, Thomas Verstraeten & Marie Vinck (FC Bergman)
    Directors, Dramaturgs & Set Designers
  • Joachim Badenhorst & Sean Carpio
    Composers & Musicians
  • An d’Huys
    Costume Designer
  • Stef Aerts, Joé Agemans & Ken Hioco
    Lighting Designers

Produced by Toneelhuis | FC Bergman

Co-produced with Piccolo Teatro di Milano – Teatro d’Europa and Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg.

Dates & Times

Booking Information

There will be a post-show talk on 8 Aug. Post-show talks are an informal opportunity for you to connect further with artists. It will begin 10 minutes after the performance ends and is expected to last no more than 30 minutes. You are welcome to stay for as little or as long as suits you.