Ryan Calais Cameron is among the London theater scene’s hottest young talents. An alumnus of a Royal Court Writers’ Group, he is a co-founder and the artistic director of Nouveau Riche, a creative movement that makes art of various forms, and he also writes for film and television. His Olivier Award–nominated play, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, sold out at the Royal Court Theatre and the Apollo Theatre, but from February 29 through May 4, it will return to the Garrick Theatre in the West End. Herewith, he shares his key components to the good life. —Ashley Baker
Airport: Heathrow.
Alibi: “Sorry, I’m in the toilet.”
App: Citymapper.
Bedtime: Midnight.
Bike: Electric.
Birthday: My 21st.
Breakfast, weekday: Peanut punch and Walkers Ready Salted crisps. I know.
Breakfast, weekend: A full English with extra trimmings.
Car: A black Mustang.
Child: One who listens when you call them the first time!
Cocktail: A piña colada.
Couple: Mr. and Mrs. Cameron.
Date: A riverside picnic.
Dinner, weekday: Oxtail, rice and peas, and potato salad.
Dinner, weekend: A Fatburger with skinny fries.
Disguise: A Beatnik at a jazz bar.
Dress: Black.
Drive: In the passenger’s side of my best friend’s ride.
Enemy:
People who don’t like plantains.
Escape: Valencia.
Excuse: “I would love to, but I’ve gotta put the kids to bed.”
Family: My family.
Fit: An oversized tracksuit.
Flaw: Impatience.
Hideaway: My guest room.
Hotel: Me London.
Indulgence: Manchester United.
Jacket: A vintage mac.
Kiss-off: “Mind your business.”
Lunch, weekday: Cheeky Nando’s. (Only if it’s cheeky, though.)
Lunch, weekend: Italian—pasta with fresh seafood.
Match: Manchester United versus Bayern Munich in the 1999 Champions League final.
Movie: Boyz n the Hood.
Name: Rumpelstiltskin.
Neighbor: The sea.
Pants: Old-school 90s Moschino jeans.
Piece of advice: “Think less. Act more.”
President: Obama.
Restaurant: Figueret, in Playa de Muro.
Shoes: Reebok workout high-tops.
Singer: Amy Winehouse.
Spouse: Mine.
Television series: Atlanta.
Theme song to your life: Drake’s “Started from the Bottom.”
Time of day: When the kids go to sleep.
Toast: With butter and honey.
Vacation: Sun, sea, spa, and silence.
Wake-up time: Noon.
Ryan’s Essentials
