一九九八年八月廿八～卅一日，霹靂在臺北國家劇院公演四天7場《霹靂英雄榜之狼城疑雲》，是霹靂第一次也是至目前為止（2015）臺灣布袋戲唯一一次在國家戲劇院作內台現場演出的紀錄。黃強華、黃文擇昆仲特別選在國家戲劇院演出是要向世人宣告，霹靂不只能表演後製式影視布袋戲，也能表演一次性、無NG的舞台布袋戲之能耐。〈狼城疑雲〉既採舞台劇型式演出，就必須務實地考慮舞台環境的種種制約，劇本不能「任性」地異想天開、競富炫博，這和長期在攝影棚內拍攝再經後製剪接的霹靂劇集會有相當程度的歧異，其歧異處表現在以下幾個方面：（一）雜耍開場、丑角特多（二）單線式多層次之推理劇情（三）只有對白，沒有旁白。本文先考述《狼城疑雲》的製作源起與動機，進而與影視霹靂劇集比較，論析其舞臺劇本編構特色及後續影響，以了解其在霹靂布袋戲發展史上的重要性

Between August 28 and 31, 1998, the Pili glove puppet drama Intrigue in Wolf City saw seven public performances at the National Theater in Taipei. This was the first Pili glove puppet drama to be performed live at the National Theater, and as of date (2014) remains the only one, which goes to show the significance of the event. The decision, made by Huang Qiang-hua and Huang Wen-ze of Pili, to hold a live performance at the National Theater was a declaration that Pili was not confined to video-taped glove puppet performances, where post-production techniques are possible; instead, they had the capacity to hold a one-off live performance without the possibility of retakes. Since Intrigue was a live theater performance, certain restrictions pertaining to the fact must come into play. The script had to take practical restrictions into consideration, putting constraints on fantastic and glitzy elements, which marked a substantial departure from Pili's usual process of studio filming and post-production. This was evident in the following aspects: 1. Opening acrobatics, with a large number of clown-like characters; 2. A multi-layered plot in a linear progression; 3. The elimination of narration, using only dialogue. I will first describes the origins and motives behind Intrigue, and continue with a comparison of the drama with Pili's studio productions. Finally, I will analyze the features of the stage version of this drama and its impact on future productions, to better understand the significance of this production on the development of Pili glove puppet theater