Play: The Acting Company presents "Great Expectations"
Venue: Bondurant Auditorium (Preston Hall), Radford
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Radford University College of Visual & Performing Arts
Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Time: 7:30 - 9:00 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre
Cost:
General Admission: $15.00 Children 12 and Under: $7.50 Radford University ID: Free

Description:
The Radford University College of Visual & Performing Arts continues the University Performance Series with The Acting Company performing "Great Expectations" on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at the Bondurant Auditorium located within Preston Hall on the campus of Radford University.

The Acting Company is touring a new, comedic stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations". Great Expectations offers a fast-paced, heartfelt take on Pip's coming-of-age journey with high-society twists, mysterious benefactors, and Dickensian charm.

The Acting Company reinvigorates Charles Dickens’ timeless novel with an effervescent stage adaptation brimming with unexpected hilarity and romantic heart. "Great Expectations" follows the harrowing journey of working-class orphan Pip as he navigates a challenging upbringing at the hands of his abusive sister, encounters an escaped prisoner, and meets the wealthy and eccentric Miss Havisham and her daughter Estella, a stunning, young heiress of ruthless intelligence. When Pip receives a sizable fortune from a mystery donor and enters the ranks of high-society London, his life is forever changed, learning hard truths about integrity, loyalty, and love. Akin to a bingeable dramedy carved with the beautiful prose that made Dickens popular, Nikki Massoud’s take on this uproarious, thrilling, and surprisingly relatable story will keep audiences of all ages on the edge of their seats.

Tickets are $15.00 for the general public, $7.50 for children under the age of 12 and free for those with a valid Radford University ID.

To purchase tickets online, visit: https://rutheatretickets.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1526&p=1.

Founded in 1972 by John Houseman and Margot Harley with the first graduating class of the Drama Division of The Juilliard School, The Company has launched the careers of some 400 actors, including Kevin Kline, Patti LuPone, Mary Lou Rosato, Keith David, Rainn Wilson, and Lorraine Toussaint, among many others, while bringing sophisticated theater to hundreds of communities from coast to coast. Among many accolades, The Acting Company won the 2003 Tony Award for Excellence in the Theater and won the 2019 Audelco Award for Best Play for its production of Nambi E. Kelley’s Native Son directed by Seret Scott.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/gjv0mJfZ/image.png.

For more information, visit: https://www.radford.edu/visual-performing-arts/performance-series/index.html or https://www.facebook.com/RadfordArts or https://www.instagram.com/rucvpa/.

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