Osborne Stable Block — described his five years at Osborne as horrendous. The case of George Archer-Shee from 1908, who was expelled from Osborne after being falsely accused of stealing a 5-shilling postal order, inspired the play "The Winslow Boy". In 1927 the Red Cross voluntary aid detachment nurses from all over the United Kingdom were allowed to use the old naval college buildings for their summer training camp. In 1934 the camps stopped as the former naval college dormitory blocks were being demolished. In 1942 the Stable Block was commandeered by the Government for the war effort to provide a Head Office
Tokyo International Players Peter Dupere Nov 1964: "Mary, Mary" by Jean Kerr, directed by George Furness Sep 1964: play readings May 1964: "The Browning Version" by Terence Rattigan, directed by Peter Dupere + "Harlequinade" by Terence Rattigan, directed by Charles Thompson Mar 1964: "Send Me No Flowers" by Norman Barasch and Carroll Moore, directed by George Furness Dec 1963: "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde, directed by Theo de Haan Nov 1963: "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams, directed by Ray Purl May 1963: "The Winter's Tale" by William Shakespeare, directed by John Mitchell Mar 1963: "Arms and the Man" by