Reviews (in Dutch)
Charms perfectly renders Charms’ style in its extravagant, absurd variety. Besides crazy rhymes and stories, a superior level of musicality is sustained throughout the piece.
Tuur Devens, De Bond
The clarinet and accordion, accompanied by the percussion, yield a surprisingly diverse musical setting. Vermeersch has created a world of magic by bringing together a gypsy band, by letting the music swing, by spicing it with rock-n-roll, by flirting with klezmer… The show is rhytmically energetic, the scenes follow one another in quick succession. We were enthralled for half an hour by a motivated group with a natural theatrical presence showing their virtuosity as actors, musicians and singers.
Frank Pauwels, De Gentenaar
It was a shining performance. Always bizarre, sometimes grotesque, even clownesque. Sublime both for children and all those young at heart.
Maarten Beirens, De Standaard
For its exceptional music, which combines the contemporary and the popular, for its wonderful singing and disarming acting, for the exceptionally humoristic way in which Daniil Charms’ poetry had been brought on stage and sung, for the combination of elements that captivate both children and adults… the jury had decided to nominate Charms by WALPURGIS.
Jury’s Report, Signaalprijs 1998