THEATRICAL COLLOQUIA 381 DOI Number: 10.2478/tco-2018-0029 Taming the Monster through Theatre. The Therapeutic Valences of Theatre for Young Audiences. The Case of Sibiu Diana NECHIT  Abstract: The present article aims to demonstrate, starting from a textual and spectacular sample of four texts and performances on the stage of Sibiu, the extent and development that the theatre for young audiences has had in the Romanian theatrical field in recent years. Starting from some general features of this theatrical subgenre, we aim to highlight the close connection between the theme, the character’s construction and a certain type of awareness, of therapy through theatre, operated through this artistic formula. At the same time, our attention focuses on two performances based on the texts of Elise Wilk (Paper Airplanes and Green Cat), an adaptation for the stage of Eleanor Estes’ book, The Hundred Dresses, and a performance created by Yann Verburgh, The Rules of the Game. Key words: theatre for young audiences, bullying, trauma, therapy, adolescence Introduction Lately, we are witnessing a revival and professionalization of the theatrical category, as well as the type of writing that already gained the name of theatre for young audiences. There has always been a difference between the texts and shows intended to be played by the major theatre companies in front of an audience of children and adolescents and texts intended to be interpreted in dramatic workshops for children. The differences consist, in  Lecturer PhD at the Department of Theatrical Art, Faculty of Letters and Arts, Lucian Blaga University, Sibiu