http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/hfieldin.htm
This website focuses on Henry Fielding's life and what plays he wrote. It explains in detail who he was and why he wrote the plays that he did.
As a director it is important not to only know the show that one is going to direct but also to know the author who wrote the words. Knowing motive and style of an author can allow insight into how the author would have envisioned the work that they wrote. This site is perfect resource for anyone who has a desire to direct 'Tom Thumb' written by Henry Fielding. It is basically an biography of the author and what he went through in life that led him to become a playwright.
2)- Productions of 'Tom Thumb'
http://www.offthepage.org.uk/thumb.html
This website gives a look into a recent production of Henry Fielding's 'Tom Thumb'
Every production of any one show is usually dramatically different. Each individual has their own interpretation of every play they read. It is important for a director to view past productions of a show they are interested in directing to see what has worked and what has not worked. It can also give ideas of what direction to take the script.
3)- Versions of 'Tom Thumb'-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiemckerral/3151232190/
This website reveals different versions of the legend of Tom Thumb and where they came from
It is important to know where a story comes from and what it's background is. The Legend of Tom Thumb has many versions. Henry Fielding's version is only on of many and it is vital that a director know the full story before they take the step of creating a show. If the director likes the background of the story it is possible for them to implement this into the show with lighting, sound, or set design.
4)-Costume photos and examples-
http://ccpt.org/TomThumb.htm
This website give photos of costumes used in the past for the play 'Tom Thumb'
Before a director even begins rehearsals they must meet with each design team and give them an idea of what they are looking for in their show. This site gives examples of costumes used in the past and is useful for a director to gather ideas of what they are looking for before meeting the with the costume design team.
5)- Critics reviews of 'Tom Thumb'
http://ionarts.blogspot.com/2006/05/summer-opera-fieldings-tom-thumb.html
This website looks at Critic's reviews of productions of 'Tom Thumb'
For a director it is important to understand what has worked for critics and what has been frowned upon in the past. If something in a play has a pattern of not going over well with audience members or the critics, chances are it will not work for the director who is planning on putting the show up.
6)- Resources for inspiration of productions for 'Tom Thumb'
This website gives examples with drawings and historical facts for inspiration on designing a Henry Fielding's play
If one is looking for ideas of how to design something for a set of costume for a show written by Henry Fielding, this is the place to go. It gives dates, pictures, and facts that are valuable to anyone who is planning on directing a show by this author. A source of inspiration for anyone who needs to create a show from scratch
7)- English Drama-
This website gives a discription of each genre to English plays
When choosing a script of English drama it is important to understand how each genre is viewed and performed on stage. This site describes in excellent detail what eah genre of English drama really is and how they evolved.
8) -Henry Fielding's readers-
This website describes how Henry Fielding was percieved during his time and why.
To understand how Henry Fielding's 'Tom Thumb' was percieved during his time is important to a director because it shows what the atmosphere was and why the play was well recieved or not. This is important to a director in modern times to understand so they can have a better idea why it worked during specific times in history due to the overall public atmosphere.
9)- Adaptions to the script-
This website gives an example of a strong adaption one director took to the script.
Each director will take a script and add their own style and vision to it once it is put up on stage. Some directors adapt an idea and add it to the script. Some adaptions are subtle and some are aggressive. This website gives an example of a very agressive adaption that one director took to the script of 'Tom Thumb'. It is important for a director to know how past adaptions have gone over with the audience when deciding whether or not to take that particular direction with their own show.
