Proof or it didn’t happen… and trust us, people DELIVER at Pics or it Didn’t Happen.

Last year, Min Lee casually rolled out footage of himself on a reality TV blind date like it was absolutely normal behaviour.

It was not normal behaviour.
It was magnificent.

Pics or it Didn’t Happen is the one Barefaced show where storytellers have to bring the receipts — photos, videos, screenshots, awkward evidence, cursed Facebook memories… all projected up on the big screen while they tell the story live.

Honestly? It’s chaos. In the best possible way.

🎤 Hosted by the glorious Jeffrey Jay Fowler
📅 Thursday, 25 June
📍 The Rechabite Hall

Tickets on sale now:
https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/barefaced-stories-pics-or-it-didn-t-happen/194610

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Pics or It Didn’t Happen is BACK ❤️

Our annual winter spectacular returns June 25 — and if you know, you KNOW.

This is one of the biggest crowd favourites of the entire Barefaced year because for one glorious night only, storytellers don’t just tell the story…

They bring the evidence.

Screenshots. Home videos. Old photos. Text messages. Questionable fashion choices. Deeply regrettable haircuts. Actual proof that these stories really happened.

It’s chaotic.
It’s hilarious.
It’s weirdly moving sometimes.
And there is absolutely nothing else like it.

📅 June 25
📍 @therechabitehall
🎟️ Tickets via link in bio or head here: https://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/barefaced-stories-june-25-pics-or-it-didnt-happen/194002

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This is not a TED Talk.
This is not a PowerPoint presentation.
This is Pics or It Didn’t Happen — Barefaced Stories’ annual crowd favourite and one of the funniest, most chaotic nights of the year.

For one special event only, our storytellers come armed with photographic evidence.

Old photos. Home videos. Screenshots. Receipts. Terrible haircuts. Regrettable outfits. Actual proof that these deeply unhinged stories really happened.

And honestly? The audience reactions are half the fun 😂❤️

This show sells out almost every year because there is NOTHING else like it.

📅 Thursday, June 25
📍 @therechabitehall
🎟️ Tickets via link in bio or head here: https://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/barefaced-stories-june-25-pics-or-it-didnt-happen/194002

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Our May Barefaced Stories show is finally here tonight 🥹

And as always, each month we give you, the audience, a chance to have your story read live on stage and win a prize for our favourite one of the night.

And this month’s prize is VERY good.

🥃 A bottle of UPSHOT Australian Corn Whiskey from the legends at Whipper Snapper Distillery.

Rich creamy texture. Vanilla. Dark toffee. Maple. Nutmeg spice. Honestly, it tastes like the reward you deserve after surviving your own terrible decisions.

Even cooler? Whipper Snapper was co-founded by Ryan Wilson, ex-SAS soldier and founder of Working Paws Australia, who absolutely floored the Barefaced audience with his story about military dogs giving their lives to save ours. Bloody legends.

To win this bottle tonight, your prompt is simple:

✍️ “I thought I was ready…”

That’s it. Finish the sentence. Write it on the slip provided on the night and we’ll read out our favourites live on stage.

Funny. Chaotic. Heartbreaking. Regrettable. We want all of it.

(And if whiskey isn’t your thing, don’t worry. We’ve also got a Think Back Stack prize pack up for grabs too.)

THOUGHT I WAS READY
Tonight, 8pm - no tickets left 🙁
@therechabitehall

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Are you ready for it???

This month’s Barefaced Stories is all about the times we thought we were ready…and it’s only 1 week away!! 🎟️💨 I THOUGHT I WAS READY… come in thinking you’re ready. Leave knowing none of us ever are.

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STORY CALL OUT: JUNE 25 — Pics or it Didn’t Happen 📸

We are officially looking for storytellers for one of our favourite nights of the year.

Got a true story that comes with evidence?
This is your moment.

📸 Home videos.
📱 Screenshots.
🎥 Grainy footage.
🧾 Facebook memories.
📷 Terrible digital camera photos from 2009.
💌 Unhinged old texts.
🍆 Dick pics (blurred, obviously — we’re storytellers, not animals).

Pitch us, or dob in a mate with a great story and we will follow up: info@barefaced.com.au

Tickets for Pics or it Didn’t Happen — June 25, link in bio or head here:
https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/barefaced-stories-june-25-pics-or-it-didnt-happen/193777

📸 @lewismartinphoto
📍 @TheRechabiteHall

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Each month we give you, the audience, a chance to have your story read live on stage and give away a prize for our favourite one of the night.

And this month’s prize?
It is VERY cool.
Like… annoyingly cool.
You’ll want in. So start thinking.

Your prompt in advance is:

“I thought I was ready…”

That’s it. Just finish the sentence.

Examples:
🖊️ “I thought I was ready to casually microdose an edible before seeing Dune at Luna until I became convinced Timothée Chalamet was personally disappointed in me.”
🖊️ “I thought I was ready to move in with my boyfriend until I discovered he owned one fork, no bed frame and a taxidermied ferret named Susan.”
🖊️ “I thought I was ready to drunkenly text my married boss at 1am because I genuinely believed I was being ‘mysterious and seductive’.”
🖊️ “I thought I was ready to save money by cutting my own fringe in the work bathroom five minutes before an all-staff meeting.”
🖊️ “I thought I was ready to quit my stable government job and follow my dream of becoming a full-time taxidermist until my first dead fox exploded.”

Short. Messy. Funny. Heartbreaking. We want it all.

Fill out a slip on the night and you’ll go in the running.

THOUGHT I WAS READY
Thursday, May 28
@therechabitehall

Tickets via link in bio 🎟️ or head here: https://www.barefaced.com.au/event/28-may-thought-i-was-ready

📸 @lewismartinphoto

#BarefacedStories #PerthEvents #Storytelling #TrueStories #PerthHappenings #LiveStorytelling #PerthArts #ComedyPerth #RealStories #giveaway ...

🕰️ The countdown is ON.

THOUGHT I WAS READY is selling really quickly, so if you’ve been meaning to grab tickets, maybe don’t do your usual “I’ll sort it later” thing.

Look at these beautiful little faces 🥹❤️

Honestly, there is nothing quite like a packed room at Barefaced Stories — strangers becoming a little community while someone on stage casually admits the most cooked thing that’s ever happened to them. Don`t miss out!

🎟️ Link in bio or head here: https://www.barefaced.com.au/event/28-may-thought-i-was-ready

THOUGHT I WAS READY
📍 The Rechabite Hall
📅 Thursday, May 28

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🚨 LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

We return May 28 with a VERY loose collection of humans bringing stories of chaos, confidence, survival, bad judgement and moments that escalated wildly out of control.

Cyclones. Fires. Russian spies. Talent shows. Questionable romantic decisions. Emotional damage. You know. The usual.

🔥 Nicola Bartlett
🔥 Busta Nezz
🔥 Julia Burr
🔥 Amy Marshall
🔥 Katie Dunstall
🔥 Awale Ahmed

Team wrangler: Janine Hilling

📍 The Rechabite Hall
📅 Thursday 28 May
🕗 Doors 7pm | Stories 8pm

Tickets are moving fast, legends!

Link in bio or head here: https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/barefaced-stories-may-28-thought-i-was-ready/193776

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Come early. Come fed. Come “ready”…

Book yourself a table at @doublerainboweatinghouse at The Rechabite and be as prepared as you can be for I THOUGHT I WAS READY 🐻

🍴 The Double Rainbow serves up fast and furious feasts that smash together traditional Korean ingredients with the finest WA produce 🥒

Book your table: https://www.therechabite.com.au/double-rainbow

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ANNOUNCING THIS MONTH’S MC:

💥 JANINE HILLING 💥

Ballsy.
Sassy.
And emotionally available to hold your hand while life stories unravel on stage.

Former host of The Moth in Melbourne… she’s back in WA because, honestly, nothing beats a Barefaced crowd.

Janine Hilling will be your MC for:

THOUGHT I WAS READY
Thursday, May 28
@therechabitehall

Full line-up announcement coming soon!

Tickets via link in bio 🎟️ or here: https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/barefaced-stories-may-28-thought-i-was-ready/193776

📸 @lewismartinphoto
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Been thinking about telling a story at Barefaced? This is your moment! 🎙️

Introducing… Storytelling Workshops (June)!
A beginner-friendly online storytelling workshop series with Andrea Gibbs
June 16 & 23 🗓️

👏 ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT! Come have a crack!

Link in bio or book here: https://www.barefaced.com.au/product/whats-your-story-workshop-online-jun-2026

#workshop #storytelling #perthcreatives #perth #livestories ...

Not therapy.
But also… not not therapy.

Barefaced Stories next show:
May 28 – Thought I Was Ready

Tickets via link in bio or here: https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/barefaced-stories-may-28-thought-i-was-ready/193776

📸 @lewismartinphoto
📍 @TheRechabiteHall ...