Reviews
"The panto also boasts a great dame expertly played (and amusingly dressed) by Douglas Mounce who with Simple Simon plays out some traditional slapstick that sees eggs and custard pies flying and some run-ins with the ghosties and ghoulies." Bournemouth Daily Echo |
"Billed as 'Devon's Favourite Cornishman' Douglas soon had the audience eating out of his hand with his inimitable comedy act. His timing was impeccable and there were plenty of laughs" Express & Echo |
"The star in the performance was Douglas Mounce. His natural flawless performance seemed to have a calming effect on the scenes. Whenever Mr Mounce was on stage he gave the scenes the lift they needed" Herald Express |
"Douglas Mounce has an entertaining line in genuine ad-libs as Nurse Glucose" The Manchester Evening News |
"Douglas Mounce, as Nurse Glucose, works well with some lethally funny ad-libs" The Stage |
| "Douglas Mounce is a game, amiable Dame Widow Twankey with great cossies and a few jokes I hadn't actaully heard before." Evening Telegraph |
"The kids are in safe hands with the chivvying comedy of Douglas Mounce's likeable Dame Durden" Croydon Advertiser |
| "Douglas Mounce leads the comedy as Dame Durden with 17 pantos to his credit. His colourful wardrobe includes a Brownie uniform, to the delight of those present " The Stage |
| "Jack's mother plays a major role in this story and Douglas Mounce, 17 pantos to his credit, makes a very impressive Dame complete with super voice and wonderful costumes" Surrey Mirror |
"Douglas Mounce was a joy as Dame Durden and, in true tradition, shared much of the comedy both vocally and in costume" Encore |
"Douglas Mounce - a delightful dame with a vast array of costumes" Derbyshire Times |
| "This season's pantomime at the Queens Theatre, Barnstaple was seen by 14,542 people. Aladdin, which ended its run on Saturday, beat the previous year's attendance figure. It was the fourth pantomime written especially for Barnstaple by Roy Hudd and starred BBC Radio Devon's Douglas Mounce as Widow Twankey. 'Any pantomime written by Roy Hudd will have a head start' said Alan Giddings, North Devon Theatre's chief executive. 'And in Aladdin, none of the traditional pantomime elements were missing.' 'Slapstick and audience participation were at their maximum and the West Country's most delectable Dame, Douglas Mounce, was a comic genius bouncing jokes off the audience." North Devon Gazette & Advertiser |
| "BBC Radio Devon's Douglas Mounce, who made his panto debut at Barnstaple nearly 20 years ago, again provided the dame at full flounce. It may not be that difficult to get laughs wearing one of Widow Twankey's outrageous frocks, but Dougie took every laugh and bounced it back and forth with the audience" Western Morning News |
| "The more outlandish and lavish her attire, the louder the laughs for lusty laundry lady Widow Twankey - alias Douglas Mounce. In her lively laundry room she took her steamy silliness to new levels as the saucy innuendos came thick and fast. From the ridiculous to the simply stunning, the visual gags were great - watch out for the purple hair and Madonna-style bra. The sexy siren just had to walk on stage to have them in stitches.". The Stage |
| "Everyone loves a Dame, as
the saying goes, and she was the vital ingredient in last
night's production of Aladdin at Torquay's Princess Theatre. Western Morning News |
| "The show zipped along at a roaring pace aided by strong performances from Douglas Mounce as Widow Twankey and diminutive Sue Hodges as Wishee" Brixham Weekender |
| "Douglas Mounce, perhaps best known in the South West for his work with BBC Radio Devon, is Widow Twankey - a panto dame in the grand manner." Mid-Devon Advertiser |
| "But an essential ingredient of a good panto is a good dame. As Widow Twankey, Douglas Mounce gets an immediate rapport with the audience. The Mounce bounce and flounce invigorates the show. The customary number with children from the audience goes without gush or embarrassing coyness. This is a dame in the best pantomime tradition." Herald Express |
| "Douglas Mounce of Radio Devon fame and extensive theatrical experience, plays the part of an interior designer who becomes embroiled in the marital infidelities of an pair of book publishers and their wives." Somerset Star |
| "Douglas Mounce of BBC Radio Devon, who heads the cast, was in his element as the Markham's interior designer, as he cracked jokes and delivered one-liners." Exeter Weekly News |
| "Radio Devon presenter Douglas Mounce turns in a precious performance as the camp interior decorator with a penchant for bottom pinching." Express & Echo |
| "In contrast, BBC Radio Devon's Douglas Mounce is a bundle of energy in his excellent portrayal of the 'is-he-or-isn't-he' interior designer, which brings a lot of deserved laughs." Exmouth & East Devon Journal |
| "Douglas Mounce set the stage alight with his every entrance." Evening Herald |
| "Radio presenter Douglas Mounce's performance as a camp, limp-wristed interior designer in 'Move Over Mrs Markham' at Teignmouth last week was brilliant." Teignmouth Post & Gazette |
| "They loved Douglas Mounce as the gay decorator Alistair Spenlow." Herald Express |
| "Heading the cast of protagonists as an enthusiastic interior designer with a suspiciously limp wrist was Douglas Mounce, a presenter on BBC Radio Devon. If you see him in this comedy role you'll quickly realise what a travesty it is that this irrepressible comedy actor is limited to radio for most of the time. He was superb on stage with his affectations, his asides and a wonderfully mobile face which was able to milk the maximum laughter out of every comic situation." Yeovil & District Western Gazette |
