Before he gave us movies such as IN BRUGES and THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI,” Martin McDonagh was one of the coolest playwrights on the planet. This play, about an outrageously weird criminal looking for the hand that was cut off his arm and then used to wave goodbye to him with (or something like that), is one of the funniest little books you can read. The characters are over the top but somehow real and lovable. There are no sacred cows in terms of language or race. Violence melds with humor until it is humor. If you can’t get a kick out of this insanity (to say nothing of McDonagh’s other outstanding plays), then you suffer from a taste deficit and should perhaps be forced to sit facing the corner until you understand what you’ve done wrong. Reviewed on July 15, 2021