Newsies

Led by the rebellious but charismatic Jack Kelly, the newsies team up with Davey Jacobs, the brains of the strike, and a young reporter, looking to make a name for herself in a man’s world. Risking empty bellies, violence from the strikebreakers, being replaced by scabs and fear of being locked up in the Refuge, the newsies stand up for their rights and demand to be treated fairly for the work that they do for Pulitzer. Katherine Plumber, trying to break into covering “hard news” provides a voice for the children’s message and reminds the grown ups that the world is changing as the new century approaches. The voices of child labourers, women, the oppressed and the exploited refuse to be silenced as David faces Goliath.