 For the next five years, Rourke freelanced at a number of theatres, while being resident at The Royal Court in London and Associate Director of Sheffield Theatres.While resident at The Royal Court theatre, under Artistic Director Ian Rickson, she programmed readings, developed new work and directed Crazyblackmuthafuckin’self in the Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court and Loyal Women in the Theatre Downstairs.Her productions for Sheffield Theatres during this time were on the Lyceum, Crucible and Studio stages and included Much Ado About Nothing and Willis Hall’s The Long and The Short and The Tall.