Requiem For The Impossible

The world premiere of Requiem for the Impossible launches in February 2025 at the Homecoming Centre in Cape Town with a limited run of 4 performances. A story born out of love and a yearning for answers, Requiem for the Impossible is an unmissable interactive and musical experience performed on stage by musicians Lucy Kruger (SA) and Liú Mottes (NL). It is based on the true story of 3 South African working sailors who went missing at sea in 2015. The show is created by acclaimed Dutch and South African artists, breaking new ground where technology meets music.

Requiem for the Impossible is co-created with its audience. Ticket holders are requested to download the Requiem mobile app before the show [download for Apple/Google] and asked to bring their phones to the performance.

Please note: The matinee show on Saturday 15 February at 14.00-15.00 will be followed by a 45 minute moderated discussion with the artists, where the audience are welcome to ask questions.

What others say…
"The Requiem feels like when you walk into a church, or walk into nature, like things are very big and vast and you just feel very small. It made me feel grateful for the tiny bits of time that I have on this planet."

Practical Information:
Audiences are welcome at the Homecoming Centre bar before the show.
Theatre doors open 15 minutes before the show starts.
Unfortunately no late arrivals can be accommodated.
All shows are 60 minutes (no intermission).
Please note there will be loud music and flashing lights in the performance.
Wheelchair access available.
Secure parking for the Homecoming Centre at Harrington Square car park (24 hours).

More Info:
Requiem for the Impossible is based on the true story of skipper Anthony Murray, first mate Reginald Robertson and young deckhand Jaryd Payne who went missing at sea during a yacht delivery trip to Phuket, Thailand. The last known contact with the sailors was on January 18th 2015 when the yacht was deep in the Indian Ocean. They have not been seen since.

Requiem for the Impossible was initiated by well-known South African music journalist Diane Coetzer, the sister-in-law of the yacht’s skipper Murray. The show blends an entirely original musical score (requiem) with documentary-style voice recordings, poetry and audience interaction, to honour and memorialise the sailors. A portion of the lyrics for the Requiem score are based on the poetry of Jay Savage, Murray’s brother, and the performance includes excerpts from personal recordings done by the skipper during several ocean voyages before the fated final trip in 2014/2015.

Requiem for the Impossible in Cape Town is created by Amsterdam-based creative studio, affect lab, in collaboration with The Good Times Co. This production is kindly supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Creative Industries Fund NL and Stichting Stimuleringsfonds Rouw.