PEACE TRAIN: THE CAT STEVENS STORY to Play Sydney's State Theatre, 14 Feb

In a very special Valentine's Day performance, Darren Coggan presents Peace Train The Cat Stevens Story, playing for one night only at Sydney's State Theatre on Saturday 14 February 2015.

Since its debut performance at the Wagga Civic Theatre back in 2009, Darren Coggan's Peace Train, has gone on to inspire many others, playing to standing ovations in the most prestigious venues in Australia including The Sydney Opera House.

Peace Train is a night of music and story-telling which will strike a chord deep inside the heart of anyone who longs for something more, a journey back in time, recreating the sights and sounds, seeking out the man in the music and telling the story behind the songs.

Cat Stevens defined a generation with songs that the whole world sang along with. These timeless songs including Moonshadow, Wild World, Peace Train, Where Do the Children Play, Father & Son, Morning Has Broken, and many more continue to unite the world, bringing people together in the name of love and peace.

Back in the 70s, Cat Stevens was the ultimate rock star. Talented, charismatic, with a seemingly endless succession of beautiful melodies streaming from his imagination, the international singing star had everything. He sold more than 60 million albums, earned enough money to last several lifetimes, and enjoyed all the trappings of fame. But he wanted more out of life. So at the height of his career he shocked the world by taking his last bow. The music stopped and Cat Stevens was no more.

Darren Coggan takes the audience on a ride of discovery, back through the joys and the sorrows, the triumphs and the pain, in a celebration of the life of one of the most inspiring and prolific singer songwriters of our time, Cat Stevens.

"Peace Train is all about embracing love and peace, I couldn't think of a more appropriate day to celebrate an artist that so defined the 70's and those themes of peace, love and happiness. Cat's timeless songs and his messages of tolerance and understanding are just as important in our world today as when they were first written, perhaps even more so." Said show creator Darren Coggan.

Darren Coggan has toured extensively with stage shows Grease - The Mega Musical, Happy Days - The Arena Mega Musical, and Shout - The Musical Of The Wild One. He has appeared regularly on TV, including several guest appearances on Channel 7's All Saints and currently is a presenter on Sydney Weekender. He has also been awarded two Golden Guitar awards at the CMAA Country Music Awards in 2001 and 2008.

Embrace your loved one this Valentine's Day and get on board the Peace Train as Darren Coggan traces the path of a man who never stopped wondering about how to make the world a better place.