Ex-RAF intelligence analyst from Buxton set for stage debut and Peaky Blinders after rollercoaster year
A former RAF intelligence analyst from Buxton is gearing up for his debut leading role in a stage musical this summer in a production delayed for more than a year by Covid.
Thursday, 3rd June 2021, 5:31 pm
Tony Owens, 34, served in campaigns over Afghanistan and Libya but in 2016 started making plans to give it all up and pursue the dream he had harboured since performing in the Kinder Choir as a child.
It took him three more years to achieve the necessary qualifications before he finally left the force to start auditioning for roles, and it seemed like his lucky break had arrived with a part in gothic prog-rock musical