{"id":323160,"date":"2017-05-28T08:52:59","date_gmt":"2017-05-28T08:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=323160"},"modified":"2017-05-28T08:52:59","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T08:52:59","slug":"star-wars-actor-john-boyega-caught-up-in-old-vic-bomb-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/05\/star-wars-actor-john-boyega-caught-up-in-old-vic-bomb-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars actor John Boyega caught up in Old Vic bomb threat"},"content":{"rendered":"
Star Wars actor John Boyega was among hundreds of people forced to evacuate the Old Vic theatre in central London due to a bomb threat.<\/p>\n
The venue near Waterloo was evacuated along with nearby pubs and restaurants after the security alert was raised.<\/p>\n
On social media, theatregoers said they and the cast had been moved to the nearby Imperial War Museum gardens.<\/p>\n
Police said the incident was now over. Boyega is playing the lead role in the play Woyzeck at the theatre.<\/p>\n