Nola Leigh Millar (18 February 1913 – 20 January 1974) was a New Zealand librarian, theatre director, critic and administrator.
[1][2] She established drama training in New Zealand in 1970 and became the first director of what is now Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School, and was also founder and director of Unity Theatre, Wellington.
Millar directed a New Zealand play called The Trap by Kate Ross that was entered into the British Drama League Festival by Unity Theatre in 1951, and was described as 'the best play in the festival'.
[4] In 1973 the Arts Council made Millar an award for her achievements in New Zealand theatre.
New Zealand playwright Roger Hall states Millar's role in establishing professional theatre in New Zealand:"Millar's career mirrors that of New Zealand theatre in recent times, that is, progressing from a largely amateur basis to the establishment and survival of the professional groups, starting with Downstage and Mercury and others.