21 June 2025

End of Summer Time

Iconic playwright Sir Roger Hall’s beloved character, retired cow-cockie Dickie Hart, finds himself struggling to navigate life in the city.

Loveable curmudgeon Dickie and his wife Glenda have moved into an Auckland apartment, Seaview, with a body corporate and a tiny peek of the sea, to be near their grandchildren.

The crusty old bloke — the protagonist of Sir Roger’s hit plays C’mon Black and You’ve Got to be Joking — tries valiantly to confront life in the great big, bad city, and with Hall’s signature comedic touch.

Then, like a bolt from the blue, Covid strikes and Dickie finds himself isolated and starting to go downhill. Thankfully, he rallies. There’s still life in this old dog and, by crikey, he gives it heaps!

Sir Roger has been making us laugh for over five decades with hit comedies such as Glide Time, Spreading Out, Four Flat Whites in Italy, Who Wants to Be a Hundred, and Last Legs.

“Amusement, laughter, gasps and ‘oof’s at the slings and arrows launched by life.” – John Smythe, Theatreview

“Utterly engaging from go to whoa.” – Tanya Piejus, Regional News Wellington

  • Saturday 21 Jun 2025, 7pm to 8.15pm
  • Tuesday 24 Jun 2025, 7.30pm to 8.45pm
  • Wednesday 25 Jun 2025, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
  • Thursday 26 Jun 2025, 7.30pm to 8.45pm
  • Friday 27 Jun 2025, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
  • Saturday 28 Jun 2025, 3pm to 4.15pm
  • Saturday 28 Jun 2025, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
  • Tuesday 1 Jul 2025, 7.30pm to 8.45pm
  • Wednesday 2 Jul 2025, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
  • Thursday 3 Jul 2025, 7.30pm to 8.45pm
  • Friday 4 Jul 2025, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
  • Saturday 5 Jul 2025, 3pm to 4.15pm
  • Sunday 6 Jul 2025, 3pm to 4.15pm
  • Tuesday 8 Jul 2025, 7.30pm to 8.45pm
  • Wednesday 9 Jul 2025, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
  • Thursday 10 Jul 2025, 7.30pm to 8.45pm
  • Friday 11 Jul 2025, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
  • Saturday 12 Jul 2025, 3pm to 4.15pm
  • Sunday 13 Jul 2025, 3pm to 4.15pm
  • Tuesday 15 Jul 2025, 7.30pm to 8.45pm
  • Wednesday 16 Jul 2025, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
  • Thursday 17 Jul 2025, 7.30pm to 8.45pm
  • Friday 18 Jul 2025, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
  • Saturday 19 Jul 2025, 2pm to 3.15pm
  • Saturday 19 Jul 2025, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
  • Sunday 20 Jul 2025, 3pm to 4.15pm
  • Tuesday 22 Jul 2025, 7.30pm to 8.45pm
  • Wednesday 23 Jul 2025, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
  • Thursday 24 Jul 2025, 7.30pm to 8.45pm
  • Friday 25 Jul 2025, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
  • Saturday 26 Jul 2025, 2pm to 3.15pm
  • Saturday 26 Jul 2025, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
  • Tuesday 29 Jul 2025, 7.30pm to 8.45pm
  • Wednesday 30 Jul 2025, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
  • Thursday 31 Jul 2025, 7.30pm to 8.45pm
  • Friday 1 Aug 2025, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
  • Saturday 2 Aug 2025, 2pm to 3.15pm
  • Saturday 2 Aug 2025, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
  • Tuesday 5 Aug 2025, 7.30pm to 8.45pm
  • Wednesday 6 Aug 2025, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
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  • Friday 8 Aug 2025, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
  • Saturday 9 Aug 2025, 2pm to 3.15pm
  • Saturday 9 Aug 2025, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
  • Tuesday 12 Aug 2025, 7.30pm to 8.45pm
  • Wednesday 13 Aug 2025, 7.30pm to 8.45pm
  • Thursday 14 Aug 2025, 7.30pm to 8.45pm
  • Friday 15 Aug 2025, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
  • Saturday 16 Aug 2025, 2pm to 3.15pm
  • Saturday 16 Aug 2025, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
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Loveable curmudgeon Dickie and his wife Glenda have moved into an Auckland apartment, Seaview, with a body corporate and a tiny peek of the sea, to be near their grandchildren.

The crusty old bloke — the protagonist of Sir Roger’s hit plays C’mon Black and You’ve Got to be Joking — tries valiantly to confront life in the great big, bad city, and with Hall’s signature comedic touch.

Then, like a bolt from the blue, Covid strikes and Dickie finds himself isolated and starting to go downhill. Thankfully, he rallies. There’s still life in this old dog and, by crikey, he gives it heaps!

Sir Roger has been making us laugh for over five decades with hit comedies such as Glide Time, Spreading Out, Four Flat Whites in Italy, Who Wants to Be a Hundred, and Last Legs.

“Amusement, laughter, gasps and ‘oof’s at the slings and arrows launched by life.” – John Smythe, Theatreview

“Utterly engaging from go to whoa.” – Tanya Piejus, Regional News Wellington

Location
The Court Theatre, 129 Gloucester St, Central City

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