The popular stages of urban Indonesia offer windows on interethnic cultural obsessions and signs of participation in global trends. This volume brings together representative plays from the 1890s until the 1960s. It includes examples of the diverse genres that make up Indonesian popular theater: komedi stambul, opera derma, tonil, sandiwara and lenong.

Translator:  John H. McGlynn   Matthew Isaac Cohen   Keith Foulcher 

Publisher: Lontar Foundation

Place of Publication: Jakarta

Publisher URL: http://www.lontar.org

ISBN: 979-978-8083-70-9

Created: 2010

Credit Statement: The Lontar of Antology Indonesian Drama. Volume 1: Plays for the Popular Stage. Authors include: H. Krafft, Lie Kom Hok, Kwee Tek Hoay, Astaman, Andjar Asmara, Kotot Soekardi, D. Suradji, Suryosumanto and Soemantri Sastrosuwondho. Edited by Matthew Isaac Cohen and John H. McGlynn. Translated by John H. McGlynn, Keith Foulcher and Matthew Isaac Cohen.