He created the iconic Phantom of the Opera mask, made Daniel Radcliffe go topless and even had his Führer design banned on the tube. Theatreland’s go-to graphic artist Bob King talks us through his boldest designsOperation Mincemeat is a tale of courage against the odds – and that goes for the hit musical’s poster, too. “It’s a brave producer who will go with just a graphic,” says its designer, Bob King. Luckily Avalon was that producer, “brave enough to go with probably the smallest title treatment in the West End”. Against a sea of jaunty, hazard-warning yellow, the poster features an energetic black scribble in the top right while the title is small and tight in the middle. Look again and you’re staring at a sketch of Hitler’s fringe and moustache. The name of the show is neatly topped by a handle, signalling the stealth attache case that propels the Nazi-duping plot.A theatreland legend, King has form in creating brands that can travel and endure. Mincemeat is just his latest po...