Wilfred Owen Joyce Branagh as his mother Susan. His poetry has been reworked into various formats. For example, Benjamin Britten incorporated eight of Owen's poems into his "War Requiem", along with words from the Latin Mass for the Dead ("Missa pro Defunctis"). The "Requiem" was commissioned for the reconsecration of Coventry Cathedral and first performed there on 30 May 1962. Derek Jarman adapted it for the screen in 1988, with the 1963 recording as the soundtrack. The Ravishing Beauties recorded Owen's poem "Futility" in an April 1982 John Peel session. Also in 1982, 10,000 Maniacs recorded a song titled "Anthem for Doomed
Drapers' Hall, Coventry building would be converted into a music centre. The building is built in Greek Revival style and was designed by Thomas Rickman and H. Hutchinson. The building has been opened to the public under the auspices of the Heritage Open Days scheme. Drapers' Hall, Coventry Drapers' Hall is a historic building (Grade II* listed) in the Cathedral Quarter of Coventry built in 1832 by the Drapers' Company, a large trading guild in Coventry. The present building is believed to the third guildhall on the site. Drapers' Hall was constructed 1831-32 to be the headquarters of the Coventry Drapers' Guild, and