title: Komedi Stambul
text: # Komedi Stambul
  
  Komedi Stambul (or simply Stambul), spelled Komedie Stamboel during the Dutch colonial era, is a form of trans-ethnic Indonesian folk theatre developed lately 19th-century to the mid 20th-century. The theatre originated in Dutch East Indies (modern-day Indonesia).
  
  Stambul drew inspiration from a variety of styles including Malay, Western, and Chinese opera as well as Middle Eastern music and operetta.
  
  