The lady is a tramp

The club is one of the few places in Warsaw where independent theatrical artists are given a platform to stage new, ambitious and often experimental plays.

However, not everyone is a fan. A neighborhood organization in the Old Town, near where the club is located, has accused the venue of being "Satanic" and a "locus of evil."

This is the latest in a long line of disputes between the club and the city authorities. The club was due to be evicted in March 2005, but the city reneged following a sit-in by protesters. Krystian Szustow from Le Madame says that the authorities had promised to leave the club where it was if it turned into a non-profit organization. The club obliged, but now the city appears to have gone back on its word. Szustow says that Le Madame will now close its doors, as no alternative location has been offered by the city.