The Tragic but Brave show was a pioneering touring cabaret troupe bringing disability arts to audiences across the globe. Led by Johnny Crescendo Wanda Barbara and the late great Ian Stanton, they were not just pioneers of the disability arts movement but of the movement for disability rights.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/159044230@N03/25776582188 Ian Stanton, performing Tragic but Brave

Some of this story is in the 2022 BBC film: Then Barbara Met Alan https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0015p4q

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