The play, which is more than 20 years old, was written by Wesley Enoch, a playwright and artistic director, and Deborah Mailman, an actress; both are Indigenous Australians.
[10] A review in The Australian cited on the Gardens Theatre, QUT said, Ten seconds into Jason Klarwein's magnificent new production of The 7 Stages of Grieving, and you're hooked by the sense of history.
Humble, decent and engaging, Deemal is the personification of the play's inclusive message: that what drives superficial anger is, in reality, an enduring sense of grief.
[13]Attenborough finished his stint as artistic director of the Almeida Theatre in London in 2012 and contacted Klarwein in regard to his coming to Brisbane to stage a production.
In a review of Once in Royal David's City, (2017) Caroline Russo wrote, " ... an exceptional ensemble cast led by acclaimed Brisbane force of the stage Jason Klarwein"[25] and in the Sydney Morning Herald review of Fractions (2011) Sommer Tothill wrote, "Jason Klarwein as supremely zealous antagonist Kyril takes a little time to settle into the role, but at full steam he transforms into a viscerally terrifying power-hungry fanatic.
"[26] In his role in The Seagull (2015) Sonny Clarke wrote that it was "played with deep, heartfelt conflict by Klarwein"[27] and his review of Design for Living (2013) stated, "Klarwein seems to exist rather than act his role and with the mischievous Matheson and easily-led Lazarus to bounce off – the three provide a lively comedic yet pathetic and exciting mess of a peer group" .
[28] His performance in Elizabeth, almost by chance a woman for the QTC (2012), " ... is a total revelation as Egerton, the Queen’s minister and would-be assassin.
"[29] Much Ado about Nothing (2016) was reviewed in Arts Review with the following comments,Making his mainstage directorial debut, Jason Klarwein promises romantic sparring at its Shakespearean best ... After working closely with globally acclaimed Shakespearean specialist director Michael Attenborough and acting in many applauded productions, Jason Klarwein is the perfect lens through which to deliver Much Ado About Nothing in this most important of years.