When The Eye Has Gone tells the story of the all too brief life of Colin 'Ollie' Milburn - the cricketing legend who was one of England’s most unlikely sporting heroes.

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The story swings backwards and forwards in time as he drinks yet another large gin and coke and re-enacts vivid memories including  the triumph of his first Test Century against the West Indies at Lords in 1966 and the disaster of losing his left eye in a car accident in 1969.

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When The Eye Has Gone is produced by Roughhouse Theatre and LiveWire Theatre and was commissioned by The Professional Cricketers’ Association

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Press for When The Eye Has Gone:

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From greatness to self-destruction: Colin Milburn’s story to take centre stage

By Matthew Engel (The Guardian 21/10/16)

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How do other sports support mental health issues?

(BBC Sport 6/10/16)

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The tragedy of one of England's true big-hitters

By Scyld Berry (The Telegraph 15/5/16)

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A sporting hero cut down in his prime

(Newcastle Chronicle 29/10/16)

 

BBC Test Match Special: Interview with Dan Gaisford and Jim Graham Brown

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BBC World Service: Interview with Dan Gaisford and Shane Morgan

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ITV Feature on Colin Milburn and When The Eye Has Gone can be found here.

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"A brilliant show whose boundaries extend well beyond the world of cricket.”

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Review: British Theatre Guide 29/10/16

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"A tour de force”

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Review: Bath Chronicle 2/11/16

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"An amazing performance by Dan Gaisford...professional theatre at its most formidable.”

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Review: Dorset Echo 4/11/16

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"You will be engaged and entertained...a real tour de force”

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Review: Deep Extra Cover 5/11/16

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"...not only an entertaining night's theatre but a story that needed to be told."

Review: ESPNCRICINFO 11/11/16

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"...a mesmeric virtuoso performance which was every bit as gripping as one of Milburn's swashbuckling innings".

Review: Kent Online 16/11/16

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“…brimming with charisma and honesty. Blaxland has skillfully worked Milburn’s life into an arresting parable.”

Review: The Stage 21/11/16

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“…what makes Blaxland’s piece so compelling is that Milburn’s is a universal tale…(his) exuberance was brilliantly resurrected by Dan Gaisford.”

Review: The Telegraph 22/11/16

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"Beautifully crafted. Dan Gaisford...skilfully captures the psychological

make-up and the spirit of the man."

Review: Nottingham Post 24/11/16

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