History PrecisionFStrike / Theatre

* Frank in the ''RockyHorrorPictureShow'' drops the film's only F-bomb.
--> '''Frank-N-Furter:''' It's something you'll get used to! A mental mind fuck can be nice!

* The last act of ''NixonInChina'' has perhaps the first such example in the history of opera: "We'll teach these motherfuckers howitzer to dance!" The fact that said line is sung by a coloratura soprano makes it all the better.

** Parodied in George S. Kaufman's ''Hollywood Pinafore''. Mike Corcoran "never says a big, big D" because, as a movie producer, he respects UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode. His final answer to the question, "What, never?", is, "Only in ''Film/GoneWithTheWind''."

** Parodied in George S. Kaufman's ''Hollywood Pinafore''. Mike Corcoran "never says a big, big D" because, as a movie producer, he respects UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode. His final answer to the question, "What never?", is, "Only in ''Film/GoneWithTheWind''."

* Sadly [[{{Bowdlerise}} bowdlerized]] in ''Theatre/WestSideStory'': Stephen Sondheim originally wrote the last like of "Gee, Officer Krupke" as "Gee, Office Krupke, FUCK YOU!" but was forced to change it to the very silly "Krup you!", much to his chagrin at the time.

* Sadly [[{{Bowdlerise}} bowdlerized]] in ''Theatre/WestSideStory'': Stephen Sondheim originally wrote the last like of "Gee, Officer Krupke" as "Gee, Office Krupke, FUCK YOU!" but was forced to change it to the very silly "Krup you!", much to his chagrin.

* The last act of ''NixonInChina'' has perhaps the first such example in the history of opera: "We'll teach these motherfuckers how to dance!" The fact that said line is sung by a coloratura soprano makes it all the better.

* Somewhat surprisingly, ''JerrySpringer: The Opera''. The show is famously rich in profanity which should dilute its impact, but the song ''"I just wanna dance"'' manages to pull off a Precision F Strike with full emotional effect.

* In ''Theatre/HMSPinafore'', Captain Corcoran, who "hardly ever says a big, big, D," is responsible for the one and only instance of swearing in the GilbertAndSullivan canon: "Why damme, it's too bad!" It's still enough to shock the rest of the cast.

** Also, in ''Utopia Ltd.'', King Paramount says "da-" twice, but is cut off before he can finish.
* Any time Eddie swears in Theatre/BloodBrothers. It's not like the other characters don't mouth off from time to time, but somehow it's far more shocking (and funny) to hear the middle-class, BBC-English-speaking Edward Lyons shouting "WELL SHAG THE VICAR!" at the top of his voice.

* Cathy uses this at least twice during TheLastFiveYears, specifically in the songs "See I'm Smiling" and "Climbing Uphill":

* In ''{{Theatre/Assassins}}'':

* In ''{{Spamalot}}'', King Arthur has a solo number bemoaning how alone he is... right in front of his horse/servant/squire, who gets increasingly frustrated by this as the song goes on.

* In ''Theatre/{{Les Miserables}}'', Mme. Thénardier has this in Master of the House. "Master of the house, isn't worth me spit. Comforter, philosopher and lifelong SHIT!"

* In Roger Waters' TheWall Live tour, the lyric "Mother, should I trust the government?" is accompanied by the phrase "NO FUCKING WAY" appearing in bright red graffiti on the eponymous Wall.

* In ''Theatre/{{RENT}}'', Maureen shouts "That FUCK!" when the crew finds out that Benny locked the apartment.

* At the end of ''{{Arsenic and Old Lace}}'', Mortimer Brewster discovers that he doesn't need to worry about craziness being InTheBlood, since he's actually the illegitimate child of a maidservant. The play ends with him exuberantly proclaiming himself a bastard.
** This was changed in TheMovie, where he instead runs down the street yelling, "I'm the son of a sea cook!" Still funny, but for a different reason.

-->'''Walter:''' Okay, I’ll do that. Maybe not in those exact words.

* The [[WordofGod current canon]] of ''{{Chess}}'' (established in the 2008 Royal Albert Hall concert) has this moment:

* Captain Corcoran in ''H. M. S. Pinafore'' is responsible for the one and only instance of swearing in the GilbertAndSullivan canon: "Why damme, it's too bad!" It's still enough to shock the rest of the cast.
** It's especially shocking due to the fact that towards the beginning of the play, they sing a song about how he
--> Capt. Corcoran: ''...Never say a big, big D.''
--> Chorus: ''What, never?''
--> Corcoran: ''No, never.''
--> Chorus: ''What, '''never?'''
--> Corcoarn: ''Well... hardly ever.''
** Though it's not in the text of ''The Pirates of Penzance'', many productions have the exasperated Major-General shouting, "But damme, you ''don't'' go!" near the end of the ensemble "When the foeman bares his steel."

* Sadly [[{{Bowdlerise}} bowdlerized]] in ''WestSideStory'': Stephen Sondheim originally wrote the last like of "Gee, Officer Krupke" as "Gee, Office Krupke, FUCK YOU!" but was forced to change it to the very silly "Krup you!", much to his chagrin.

* In Athol Fugard's ''My Children! My Africa'', the white South African heroine begins the play apologizing for her language when she uses the word "hell." By the end, when she finally understands how devastating apartheid has been for South Africa, she storms out with a furious "This fucking country!" The line would be effective on its own, but it's especially powerful contrasted with her earlier apologies.

--> '''Jeff''': Can't you just FUCK SOMEBODY?

* One of the most audience-startling moments in GeorgeBernardShaw's ''Pygmalion'' when it was first produced was when Liza, conversing with Freddy and his mother in a scrupulously refined accent, suddenly dropped the word "bloody".

* In ''{{Assassins}}'':

-->"Don't look at my resume, I made up half my resume! Stop looking at that, look at me! No, not at my shoes, I hate these fucking shoes!"