The lights go down, people settle. A violin plays. Stage left, an elderly man walks onstage, in a suit and tie, wearing a hat. This is John Cartwright, aged just 87 - The Performer. In this episode, we consider what performance means – on life as performance, and performance as life.

Zodwa Mabusela works for Khululeka, the only organisation in South Africa focused on children's grief. They do amazing work, which she will tell you all about in this episode…