7Days: Regional arts and entertainment, by Michael Harrington
Sunday Slamming doors For its annual summer farce, the venerable Hedgerow Theatre presents Ray Cooney's Run for Your Wife, about a taxi driver who decides to fill his free time with a second spouse, which goes well until he's mugged and ends up in the hospital.
Sunday
Slamming doors For its annual summer farce, the venerable Hedgerow Theatre presents Ray Cooney's Run for Your Wife, about a taxi driver who decides to fill his free time with a second spouse, which goes well until he's mugged and ends up in the hospital. The show goes on at 2 p.m. Sunday at the company's theater, 64 Rose Valley Rd., Rose Valley, and continues with performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. next Sunday. Tickets are $10 to $32. Call 610-565-4211.
Brotherly strife Attributed to John Fletcher and one William Shakespeare, the Jacobean tragicomedy The Two Noble Kinsmen tells of two imprisoned Theban soldiers, cousins whose sworn bond is instantly demolished once they set eyes on a beautiful Athenian princess. The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre production goes on at 2 p.m. Sunday at the company's theater, second floor, 2111 Sansom St., and continues with performances at 7 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2 p.m. next Sunday. Admission is free; ticket reservation required. Call 215-496-8001.
Blues rock Fronted by the husband-and-wife team of virtuoso guitarist Derek Trucks and powerhouse singer Susan Tedeschi, the good-rocking Tedeschi-Trucks Band shares a bill with the Black Crowes at 6 p.m. at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave. Tickets are $25 to $69.50. Call 215-546-7900.
Monday
On the beat Alternative hip-hoppers EL-P and Killer Mike perform their complex, cerebral rhymes at 8:30 p.m. at Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. Tickets are $20. Call 215-232-2100.
Tuesday
Love life In Brief Encounter, David Lean's classic 1945 drama, a chance encounter in a railway station leads to a furtive affair between a housewife and a doctor, who soon realize they must do the right thing. The film screens at 7 p.m. at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr. Tickets are $10.50; $8 seniors; $7 students. Time: 11 a.m. Information: 610-527-9898.
Wednesday
With strings The excellent Harrisburg Mandolin Ensemble performs jazz, swing, and bluegrass at 5 p.m. on the outdoor stage at the Penn Museum, 3260 South St. Tickets are $5. Call 215-898-4000.
Desperate men John Huston's 1948 drama The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, based on B. Traven's tale of gold prospectors who strike it rich and slowly fall apart in Mexico, is one of the greatest depictions of human frailty put on celluloid. The film screens at 7 p.m. at the County Theater, 20 E. State St., Doylestown. Tickets are $9.75; $7.25 seniors. Call 215-345-6789. The film also screens at the Ambler Theater, 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, at 7 p.m. Thursday. Tickets are $9.75; $7.25 seniors and students. Call 215-345-7855.
Alt-country girl Freakwater's Catherine Irwin steps out on her own as a solo act, performing her plain and plaintive tunes on a double bill with fellow Louisville act Old Baby (featuring members of Shipping News and Young Widows) at 11 p.m. at Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St. Tickets are $10. Call 215-291-4919.
Thursday
Magic and mayhem Peter Jackson continues his exploration of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantastic world in the 2012 epic The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first part of a trilogy, in which Bilbo Baggins is persuaded to go on a quest to battle a dragon. The film screens outdoors at 8 p.m. at the Great Plaza at Penn's Landing, Columbus Boulevard and Market Street. Admission is free. Call 215-928-8801.
Dandy rock One of the icons of early 1980s new-wave pop, Adam Ant has resurrected his costumed persona as the "Blueblack Hussar" for his new album. See what the always dramatic and entertaining singer is up to this time when he plays at 8 p.m. at the Keswick Theatre, Easton Road and Keswick Avenue, Glenside. Tickets are $25 to $39.50. Call 215-572-7650.
Friday & Saturday
Jazz time Swinging singer Jackie Ryan brings her deft vocal takes on the standards to Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St., at 8 and 10 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $25 (first show) and $20 (second show). Call 215-568-3131.
He's live When Jay Pharoah joined Saturday Night Live, he brought a host of impressions along, from President Obama to Kanye West to Stephen A. Smith. He performs at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St., at 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 7:30 p.m. next Sunday. Tickets are $27 and $34. Call 215-496-9001.