Fame, Fortune & Lies: The Life and Music of Eileen Joyce

Music • Musical Theatre

SA Premiere

Fame, Fortune & Lies: The Life and Music of Eileen Joyce is a window into the life of Eileen Joyce; an Australian concert pianist, recording artist, radio performer, fashionista and film star during and after the Second World War and arguably one of Australia's finest musical exports to the world. In her original, one-woman show, Julia Hastings charmingly portrays Eileen through a series of vignette scenes juxtaposed with Hastings' virtuosic playing of the music which was inextricably linked to Eileen and formed the soundtrack to her life. Behind the glamour of international success, Hastings' poignant interpretation of Eileen reveals the tragedy and the personal demons which plagued her both on and off stage. At times funny, and at times heartbreaking...

Presented by: Julia Hastings

Julia Hastings is a classical pianist and performance artist based in Melbourne, Australia. A regular recitalist and chamber musician, Julia is known for her expressive pianism and virtuosity, and her engaging stage presence. Julia completed studies at the University of Melbourne in 2013 under Anna Goldsworthy and Ronald Farren-Price, and is a graduate of the Australian National Academy of Music's Professional Performance Program.
Also a keen actor, Julia has a special interest in multi-disciplinary performance and has recently completed an Actor’s Residency at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney.