WILLIAM BRANGHAM: We end this holiday# week with a very British tradition,## pantomime, but with a modern twist.

For those less familiar, a pantomime, or panto,## is a family holiday comedy show# filled with fairy tales, music,## slapstick, and audience participation,# and it's a seasonal staple across the U.K.

This year, one production is selling out.

It's# a retelling of the fairy tale "Snow White" that## blends classic panto with Muslim culture and# humor and even teases at its online trolls.

From Britain, Minnie Stephenson the Independent# Television News brings us this story.

MINNIE STEPHENSON: 'Tis is the season# of glitter, goodwill and glorious panto,## where the jokes are loud and# the costumes are even louder.

Introducing the Muslim panto, "Snow Brown# and her Seven Uncles," or "Chachay" in Urdu,## a fairy tale flipped and served with enough# one-liners to derail even the grumpiest uncle.

LUBNA SALEH, Actor: I am so glad I'm in# this role.

And having the previous shows,## honestly, I started tearing up at one# point, because the little girls were## running up to me and they looked like me.# And I looked like them.

And they were like:## "I love your hijab, oh, my God, you# look like me, I have your name."

And it's just really heartwarming# to see and be the representation I## wish I would have had when we grew# up.

We just want everyone to enjoy## the fun.

And you don't have to# be Muslim to come and watch it.

MINNIE STEPHENSON: Its creator, Abdullah Afzal,## is on a mission to spread Muslim joy in the# festive season.

From Glasgow to Notting Hill.. across 11 cities, the Muslim panto# has sold over 24,000 tickets.

ABDULLAH AFZAL, Creator and Actor:# When it comes to the pantomime,## it's a British institution.

It's very# important in t.. It's something that families go out to,# but it's my history, the upbringing I had,## the conflicts between being a British and# Muslim at the time when I was growing up.

But I'm proud of both those things, I'm proud of# being Pakistani.

I'm proud of being British.

And## I'm bringing it to the stage.

And people# like me are coming and enjoying the show.

MINNIE STEPHENSON: Of course, not everybody# is a fan.

And satire is not dead.

The panto## has become embroiled in its very own culture war# with some online trolls seizing upon the show.

ABDULLAH AFZAL: We have got to use# it as fuel and inspiration to better## ourselves.

And I have just enjoyed it.

And# I'm being attacked by a right-wing fly here.

Actually, the Snow Brown name actually came from# a right-wing troll.

One of the comments was,## Cinder Allia?

What's next, Snow Brown?

I went, all right, OK.

MINNIE STEPHENSON: Now you# have.. ABDULLAH AFZAL: Because of# them, their inspiration.

MINNIE STEPHENSON: The comedy is# halal and the joy unmistakable.

WOMAN: It makes me feel proud to be Pakistani and## Muslim and British and have all# those cultures kind of combined.

MAN: It's a twist to a typical panto,## but it's still a panto at heart# with all the fun associated with it.

BOY: I like the atmosphere of the Muslim pantos# and the funny -- and the humor and the acting.

GIRL: It just reminds me about something# that I would watch when I was little.

MINNIE STEPHENSON: The ultimate unifier# in the festive season, you may ask,## kebabs, of course.

Enter the kebab queen.

NOOR-AL-WAHID, Actor: Everyone loves the kebab.

MINNIE STEPHENSON: Wherever you're from.

NOOR-AL-WAHID: Yes.

And .. when we have met the audience, I have had# a few comments where people have said:## "You know what, I'm going to# go home and have a kebab."

"It really made#me want to have a kebab now.

": (LAUGHTER) MINNIE STEPHENSON: In a world# that often feels divided,## this panto offers something simple,# a stage big enough for everyone and## a reminder that sometimes the best# magic is seeing yourself center stage.