This article is a study of Likay Wik, a
traditional Thai theatrical drama
examined through stage performances and
social activities that are shared commonly
by Likay performers and the groups of
regular audiences. The study aims at
acquiring a comprehensive insight into the
contemporary life of people in Bangkok
society between 2006 and 2007. The
conceptual framework is based on
Tanabe’s “imagining community”
(Tanabe 2008). The findings reveal a type
of community that belongs to lower class
people and their main method of creating
a social network to open space for
themselves in city living. There is fictive
kinship creation which has emerged within
3 types of social space: 1) the interaction
space in the daily life of the performers
and the audience, 2) the performance
space at the front of stage, a