The Happy Prince -

After the prince is stripped of his beauty and the swallow dies from the cold, their remains—the leaden heart and the dead bird—are chosen by an angel as the two most precious things in the city. The Happy Prince: A Radio Play - Dramatic Publishing

Sacrifice, the paradox of beauty, and the inequality between social classes. The Happy Prince

The statue of the Happy Prince, traditionally described as covered in gold leaf with sapphire eyes and a ruby hilt. After the prince is stripped of his beauty

Ideal for low-budget or remote productions; requires no sets, costumes, or memorization, as actors read from scripts at microphones. Ideal for low-budget or remote productions; requires no

Licensing is available through platforms like Dramatic Publishing , which offers both stage and radio play versions. Adaptation Formats

A swallow, delayed on its flight to Egypt, rests at the feet of the prince’s statue.

The prince convinces the swallow to distribute his ruby to a seamstress, his sapphire eyes to a playwright and a match girl, and his gold leaves to the poor.