 In the 1960s the building was used as an art gallery for the Tate Gallery’s exhibition of the "McAlpine Collection".It started to be used as an arts centre for Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia in 1977, and became a theatre, the Drill Hall, in the 1980s after many years of being used as a rehearsal hall.From 1984, the Drill Hall particularly supported production of theatrical and artistic works with gay and lesbian themes.