Actress Cush Jumbo faces bankruptcy battle over unpaid bills… after being forced to cancel Macbeth performances last week

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Actress Cush Jumbo appears to have fallen prey to the ‘curse of the Scottish play’.

Not only was she forced to cancel performances in Macbeth last week, but she now faces a bankruptcy battle.

The Mail on Sunday can reveal that Jumbo, 39, is being taken to court by the taxman over unpaid bills. 

HMRC filed a petition for bankruptcy last Wednesday.

The actress, who has an OBE, was forced to miss several days of performing as Lady Macbeth at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End after falling ill last week.

Her co-star David Tennant also became unwell, causing three performances to be cancelled. When the show returned, both stars were replaced by understudies.

Jumbo's co-star David Tennant also became unwell, causing three performances to be cancelled

Jumbo’s co-star David Tennant also became unwell, causing three performances to be cancelled

In 2020, London-born Jumbo started a production company, Big Raffy, but it was dissolved via compulsory strike-off two years later

In 2020, London-born Jumbo started a production company, Big Raffy, but it was dissolved via compulsory strike-off two years later

The actress, who has an OBE, was forced to miss several days of performing as Lady Macbeth at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London 's West End

The actress, who has an OBE, was forced to miss several days of performing as Lady Macbeth at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London ‘s West End

In 2020, London-born Jumbo started a production company, Big Raffy, but it was dissolved via compulsory strike-off two years later.

She last year endured a painful divorce from Sean Griffin, with whom she has a six-year-old son, Maximillian, and recently admitted she would be ‘glad to leave her 30s behind’.

Her spokesman said of the court petition naming Jumbo as a debtor: ‘This is a private matter, currently being resolved with HMRC. 

‘Cush is not, and has never been, at risk of bankruptcy.’