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
Disco Inferno (musical) Disco Inferno (musical) Disco Inferno is an award-winning 1970's jukebox musical written by Jai Sepple. Set in the East End of London in 1976, the show features a host of memorable songs from the era and is loosely based on the story of "Faust". The production debuted at the Queens Theatre, Hornchurch in 1999 with revised revivals at the Towngate Theatre, Basildon in 2004 the Kenneth More Theatre, Ilford in 2006. The characters in 'Disco Inferno' were named after well-known characters from songs of the era. The character of Nick Diablo was omitted from both the 2006 and 2012 productions