Fearne Cotton: Breaking Free from the Need to Please

Fearne Cotton: Breaking Free from the Need to Please

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Grand Opera House York
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Sat 14 Mar 2026
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2 hours 10 minutes
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For over two decades, Fearne Cotton was one of Britain's most beloved broadcasters. But in 2015, exhausted from trying to please everyone, she asked herself a radical question: what do I actually want?

Grand Opera House York

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Sat 14 Mar 2026
Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
2 hours 10 minutes incl. interval
Sat at 14:00
Age guidance: 14+
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Now, the Sunday Times bestselling author and founder of the Happy Place podcast—featuring guests from Hillary Clinton to Brené Brown—returns with her most personal book yet: Likeable: How I Broke Free from the Need to Please.

Fearne Cotton: Breaking Free from the Need to Please

Join Fearne for an unflinching conversation about the cost of people-pleasing. She'll share her own experiences of morphing into who others needed her to be, suppressing her feelings, and staying quiet in the hope of being liked—and what happened when she finally stopped. Drawing on her journey from burnout to building a community of over 120 million podcast listeners on her own terms, Fearne explores why women are conditioned to prioritise likability over authenticity, and how we can break free from the “good girl” trap.

This isn't a wellness workshop; it's an honest reckoning. If you've ever dimmed yourself to fit in or apologised when you had nothing to be sorry for, this is your permission slip to stop performing. You can’t please everyone. So, let’s stop trying.

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Grand Opera House York

Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
York Station
The Box Office is open for 90 minutes prior to the performance commencing. See 'What's On' section for performance times
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Not originally intended to be a theatre, the buildings that comprise the Grand Opera House York officially opened in 1902 with Little Red Riding Hood starring Florrie Ford. Since then it has been owned by FJ Butterworth, the Shepherd of Shambles and the India Pru Co. Ltd who spent £4,000,000 restoring the theatre to its former glory in 1987.

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Grand Opera House York

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Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
2 hours 10 minutes incl. interval
Sat at 14:00
Age guidance: 14+
For group bookings of 10 or more:
Read more about our resale options
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