When The Eye Has Gone – we look at a play telling the story of Colin Milburn
Kevin Howells went along to watch rehearsals and talk to the writer of the drama
This week sees the official start of a touring one man play called WHEN THE EYE HAS GONE. It's the tragic story of former Northants and England cricketer and TMS commentator Colin 'Ollie' Milburn.
It’s set in the bar of the North Briton Pub in Newton Aycliffe in his native County Durham.
It was there on the 28th of February in 1990 that Colin passed away, suffering a heart attack in the pub car park. He was aged just 48. Colin's life and career was dramatically changed when he lost one eye in a car accident in 1969. He had played 9 tests for England.
The play is first performed on Thursday October 27th at Northampshire County cricket club, Milburns old club.
We talked to the author of the play, former Kent and Derbyshire all rounder, James Graham Brown and the actor, Dan Gaisford.
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