The paper focuses on the special copyright law features and issues of dramatic works in the Hungarian, German, and English copyright laws. The paper put emphasis on the role and situation of the theatre director. The director has a vital role in the staging process. However, this essential role, his copyright law situation is not fully recognized and settled by the legislator. After a brief general introduction about copyright protection of dramatic works, the role of the director is presented due to the specialities of dramatic works, so in line with the aleatoric nature of dramatic works, the theatrical specialities of adaptation and the theatrespecified application of integrity right. In the paper I outline some solutions for this incomplete situation of theatre director according to the Hungarian, English, and German legal theory and practice.