Ngenyanga nje edlule umlingisi odumile uJevgeny Tsyganov waba nguyise wesishiyagalombili. Indodana kaFyodor yanikezwa ngu-actress uJulia Snigir. Zonke izingane zangaphambilini zanikezwa inkanyezi ethi "Thaw" ngumkakhe womphakathi u-Irina Leonova.
Ngesinye isikhathi, u-Irina washiya umsebenzi wakhe njengomdlali wokuzidela ukuze azinikele ngokuphelele kumyeni wakhe nezingane zakhe abathandekayo. Ukuhamba okungalindelekile kweTyganov emndenini kwaphoqeleka lona wesifazane ukuba abuyisele kabusha isimo sakhe sengqondo emisebenzini yakhe yokudala. ULeonova wanquma ukubuyela enkundleni yemidlalo. Indodakazi encane yomdlali we-actress u-Vera kuphela isigamu sonyaka, kodwa u-Irina waphazamisa ikhefu lakhe lokubeletha, elahlala iminyaka engu-14, waya emsebenzini.
Umlingisi ushiye izingane kubazali nomkhulu owamsiza ngokuzithandela izingane ngemuva kokushiya umyeni wakhe.
Owayengumkakhe ka-Eugene Tsyganova u-Irina Leonova wathola indima ebalulekile kulo mdlalo
Othandana nabo u-Irina, bebazi ngesimo emndenini wakhe, zama ukusekela ukuziphatha nokuziphatha ngokwezimali kumdlali wezemidlalo. Umqondisi wanikela ngokushesha iLeonova enye yezindima eziyinhloko emdlalweni omusha "King Lear". U-Irina uzodlala uRegan, indodakazi ephakathi kukaNkosi King.
Le midlalo iyasiza futhi imali yomfazi wangaphambili ka-Evgeny Tsyganov. Kusukela esikhwameni somdlali we-Maly Theatre uhola usizo olubonakalayo njengomama onabantwana abaningi.