EVERYTHING THEATRE, Sara West ★★★★★
This performance is a rare combination of excellence in both writing and acting. The script is so deft, so clever, so articulate that you are joyfully swept along on a sea of words from the first moment. This is Cesca Echlin’s debut script, which is almost unbelievable.
THE SCOTSMAN, Deborah Chu ★★★★
Luckily, the brilliance of Cesca Echlin’s writing, and Abby McCann’s luminous performance in this one-woman show is entirely equal to the slipperiness of the question. Echlin captures all too well how random acts – an off-the-cuff observation by the narrator’s professor, a chance encounter with her school crush in a pub – explode with existential significance when you’re infatuated with someone you know nothing about. And therein lies Looking for Giants’ most radical, troubling proposition: its assertion that fantasy is not an escape from reality, but is in fact a deeply generative act.
THE LIST, Rory Doherty ★★★★
…a poignant and powerful piece about men through the female gaze. Echlin’s writing is sharply observed and McCann’s performance is fearless; together, their work is entrancing. McCann’s expressive agility keeps the rhythm of Echlin’s script electric throughout, no matter how vulnerable or assertive that writing asks her to be.
THE EDINBURGH REPORTER, Rosemary Kay ★★★★
Looking for Giants is a fresh, original and impressively performed play in which we see a young woman taking control of her sexuality and making it work for her.
LOST IN THEATRELAND, Phoebe Fitzgerald ★★★★
Looking for Giants is a nuanced take on infatuation, escapism, and taking control of your narrative. …Cesca Echlin’s writing style is poignant and refined.
BROADWAY WORLD, Cindy Marcolina ★★★★
Cesca Echlin’s debut one-woman play is a sophisticated monologue on the significance of people in our lives…Extremely witty and direct, the production is a bittersweet gem.