Safari Street Creative are back this year with Demagogue, a fast-paced and dialogue-heavy foray into politics, privilege, and relationships at the Holden Street Theatres.

 A modern power couple, Adelaide locals Spencer Scholz and Sam Riley, are called into their daughter's school for a vague act of vandalism. They're both too busy to waste their time waiting, an up-and-coming Liberal party politician and his campaign manager in the lead up to an election. As they battle with words, it comes out that their daughter has somehow beheaded a statue at the school in a politically charged attack. The couple's relationship with each other, their daughter, and power are all thrown into the ring as the show continues.

 Scholz and Riley clearly have this one down, their dialogue is tight and so fast-paced at times it's hard to keep up. However, ultimately it feels as if they aren't really saying that much. There is a political commentary, but as I leave I don't quite understand the point. Is it anti-power? Anti-Liberal Party? Anti-activism? I'm not sure.

 Demagogue might be eye-opening for some viewers, but in a post-Succession media landscape it falls short.