Likay is a form of folk dance drama which has gained popularity in Thailand from the past 200 years. Likay is a combination of music, singing, dancing, conversations and acting together and the importance is divided equally for each element. An ensemble of Thai classical music called pipat is required to create melody for all the conversations as they are lyrical hence; pipat develops to become an integral part of Likay performance. One of the most distinguished traits of Likay is that it is a non-scripted performance. The storyline and the plots are told to the performers orally and the exact conversations are made by the performers extemporaneously. Likay is a folk musical drama; hence it does not have to be punctiliously performed. It is this trait of Likay that makes it different from other types of drama.