Dunedin actor Peter Hayden is relishing the challenge of re-creating the popular character of Dickie — cow cocky and rugby fanatic — in a new play by Roger Hall. Titled  End of Summertime , the play traces Dickie’s struggles to adapt to life in an Auckland apartment, after he and wife Glenda move to “the big smoke” to be closer to their grandchildren. Produced by Dunedin theatre collective Glorious Ruins, directed by Karen Elliot and starring Hayden in a one-man role,  End of Summertime  will be staged from May 8-14 at Te Whare o Rukutia, 20 Princes St. All joking aside, the situation Dickie finds himself in is one which many older New Zealanders face, as their adult children move away and set up home in other cities. “Roger has always been able to tap into the zeitgeist of the Boomer generation, from share clubs to book clubs and going tramping, and this is a further example of that,” Hayden said.…