Nola Millar: A Theatrical Life

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One of the most important and influential figures in the history of New Zealand theater, Nola Millar was an indefatigable director and teacher and the founder of Toi Whakaari, New Zealand's premier drama school. This biography explores the full story of her career, her important work as reference librarian at the Turnbull library, and the social contexts in which she worked, providing great insight into the history of theatre in New Zealand.

Sarah Gaitanos is the author of Hair, The Monarch Butterfly, and The River.

Gaitanos has done a wonderful job on Millar, a woman everyone regarded as an 'enigma' who kept her private life to herself." - Roger Hall, The Listener "An intriguing view of Wellington artistic and intellectual life from the 1930s to 1970s and a candid yet affectionate examination of a unique soul." - Colin McColl, Dominion Post "[Nola Millar was] one of the most influential characters of our creative history. Sarah Gaitanos has delivered an immensely readable biography of a unique woman." - Margaret Christensen, Wairarapa Times Age