Abstract
Thai dance‐drama (lakhon/ lakon) has three major genres: lakhon ram,1) lakhon rong,2) and lakhon phut.3) Lakhon ram, the oldest genre, has a close relationship with religious and agricultural ceremonies, traditions, and customs, and has various styles including both classical and folk. Generally, it received a warm welcome throughout the country until nineteenth century. The other two genres, lakhon rong and lakhon phut were influenced by western dramatic forms introduced during the reign of King Chulalongkorn, Rama V (1868‐1910). An ongoing debate continues to question the origin of lakhon rong (singing dance drama). Mattani Mojdara Rutnin (1993: 138) pointed that, on one hand, according to the letter from
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