Robyn Malcolm is best known for her long-running roles on New Zealand television – Ellen Crozier on Shortland Street and Cheryl West on Outrageous Fortune. There have been memorable shorter ones too, like the lead in real estate comedy-drama Agent Anna and Heather in this year’s Far North, as well as regular roles across the Tasman and in American shows like Black Bird and Sweet Tooth.
Now, in After the Party, her second local mini-series for 2023, Malcolm is Penny, awoman whose life has unravelled since she accused her husband of doing something unthinkable. We first meet her as the disarmingly frank teacher at a Wellington boys’ high school.
