TheatreReviewSouthwark Playhouse, London It can feel exasperating at times but this well-performed 1951 drama offers a smart balance of discomfort and laughs Eugène Ionesco’s single-act play, about a lesson that unravels into baroque violence inflicted by a professor on his pupil, is built on deliberate, head-scratching confusions. It is only in the final moments that it clarifies all the comic absurdity that has come before, with an ending that lands like a sinister punchline.

TV tonightTelevision & radioTamara Lawrance and Bella Ramsey also play inmates in Jimmy McGovern’s hit drama. Plus, Inside Iran: The Fight for Freedom is a vital watch. Here’s what to watch this evening TimeSunday, 9pm, BBC OneIt takes next-level writing chops to make watchable and moving (as opposed to utterly bleak) drama out of three women’s anguished journeys through the UK prison system. Fortunately, Jimmy McGovern is more than up to the task, following his 2021 masterpiece of the same title with this equally brilliant series.

ObituaryZizinhoBrazilian football star who was once idolised by PeléThomaz Soares da Silva, the footballer Zizinho, who has died of a heart attack aged 80, was Pelé's childhood idol. Had the result of the 1950 World Cup final turned out differently, perhaps both players would be remembered equally. But Zizinho became a symbol of Brazil's unexpected 1950 defeat - a calamity that traumatised the nation. Even though Zizinho, a striker, was not personally blamed for Uruguay's 2-1 victory - that misfortune went to the goalkeeper, Barbosa, and the left back and left half - as the team's strongest personality he was one of its eternal reference points.

Saracens This article is more than 1 month oldBilly Vunipola available for Saracens after red card overturnedThis article is more than 1 month oldNo 8 was sent off in Champions Cup against BullsCommittee ruled insufficient force used in strike to headThe red card Billy Vunipola received during Saracens’ Champions Cup game against the Bulls on Saturday in South Africa has been overturned. It means the England No 8 is available for the European appointment with Connacht on Saturday.

Automotive industry This article is more than 2 months oldBMW, Subaru and Porsche drivers ‘more likely to cause a crash’, study findsThis article is more than 2 months oldResearch found speeding or jumping a red light less likely in a Skoda or Hyundai than in brands sold as ‘performance driving’ What came first, the boy racer or the sports car? Academics have called for further research into the marketing of cars after analysis of UK accident data suggested that drivers of certain brands are more likely than others to cause a crash.