Prince of Wales Theatre seating capacity slightly to 1,160 seats and to modernise the theatre's facilities. New bars were added, the auditorium completely rebuilt, the backstage areas refurbished and the theatre's famous tower and exterior completely gutted and refurbished with new LED lighting and a crisp modern finish. The theatre re-opened with ABBA's musical "Mamma Mia!" on 16 April 2004. On 18 August 2007, "Mamma Mia!" became the longest-running show ever at the Prince of Wales, overtaking the previous record held by "Aspects of Love" with 1,326 performances at the venue and counting. The production marked another landmark on Thursday 23 August 2007, celebrating
Prince of Wales (1803 EIC ship) of London", , "Calcutta", and "Wyndham", two vessels from the South Seas, "Lively" and "Vulture", and "Rolla", which had transported convicts to New South Wales. Their escort was . On the way the convoy ran into severe weather with the result that "Prince of Wales" foundered with the loss of all on board. She was last seen on 8 June 1804 in distress. The EIC valued her cargo at £28,860; Notes Citations References Prince of Wales (1803 EIC ship) Prince of Wales was an East Indiaman launched in 1803. She was on her first voyage for the British East India